M8 Explained

M8 or M-8 or M.08 or variant, may refer to:

Computing and electronics

• M8 (cipher), an encryption algorithm
• Leica M8, a digital rangefinder camera
• HTC One (M8), a smartphone
• Meizu M8, a smartphone

Roads and places

• Messier 8, also known as M8 or Lagoon Nebula, a giant interstellar cloud
• William L. Whitehurst Field (FAA airport code M08), Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Rail stations

• Meijō Kōen Station (station code M08), Kita, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
• Senri-Chūō Station (station code M08), Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
• Tatsue Station (station code M08), Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan

Roads

• M-8 (Michigan highway), also known as the Davison Freeway
• M8 (East London), a Metropolitan Route in East London, South Africa
• M8 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa
• M8 (Johannesburg), a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa
• M8 (Pretoria), a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa
• M8 (Durban), a Metropolitan Route in Durban, South Africa
• M8 (Port Elizabeth), a Metropolitan Route in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• M8 highway (Russia), also known as the Kholmogory Highway
• M8 motorway (Hungary)
• M8 motorway (Ireland)
• M-8 highway (Montenegro)
• M8 motorway (Pakistan)
• M8 motorway (Scotland)
• M8 Motorway (Sydney) in Sydney, Australia
• Highway M08 (Ukraine)
• Western Freeway (Victoria) in Australia, designated M8
• M8 road (Zambia)
• M8 road (Malawi)

Civilian transportation

Road transport

• M8 (New York City bus), a New York City Bus route in Manhattan
• BMW M8, a sports car from BMW 8 Series
• Mercedes-Benz M08 engine, a straight-8 engine
• Haima M8, a sedan

Rail transport

• Paris Métro Line 8, a rapid transit rail line in Paris
• M8 (Istanbul Metro), a rapid transit rail line in Istanbul, Turkey
• M8 (railcar), a Metro-North Railroad car

Military

• M8 flamethrower
• M8 Grenade Launcher, see M7 grenade launcher

Aircraft

• Loening M-8, a 1910s American fighter monoplane
• Miles M.8 Peregrine, a 1930s twin-engined light transport monoplane primarily used by the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Land vehicles

• M8 armored gun system, a US Army light tank cancelled in 1996
• M8 Greyhound, an American armored car used during World War II
• M8 tractor, an artillery tractor used by the US Army
• Howitzer motor carriage M8, an American self-propelled howitzer vehicle developed during World War II

Rockets

• M8 (rocket), an American World War II air-to-surface and surface-to-surface rocket
• M-8 rocket, a variant of the RS-82 rocket used by the Soviet Union in World War II

Other uses

• M8, a standard bolt and nut size in the ISO metric screw thread system
• M8 Alliance, World Health Summit
• M8 (magazine), a dance music magazine based in Scotland
• M8, Internet slang for "mate"
• M8, a difficulty grade in mixed climbing

See also

• Yamaha MO8 music synthesizer
  • 8M (disambiguation)
• Mate (disambiguation) ("m8" in texting spelling)
• M (disambiguation)
• 8 (disambiguation)
• Model 8 (disambiguation)