Rainbow (disambiguation) explained
A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that appears as a multicolored arc that forms with the sunlight reflecting water.
Rainbow may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
Artwork
Drama, film and television
- The Rainbow (1929 film), an American film
- Rainbow (1944 film), a Soviet war film
- Rainbow (1978 film), an American made-for-television biographical film about Judy Garland
- The Rainbow (1989 film), a 1989 British drama, adapted from the Lawrence novel
- Rainbow (1996 film), a British-Canadian family adventure
- Rainbow (2005 film), a Chinese drama
- Rainbow (2008 film), an Indian film
- The Rainbow (2016 film), a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala masala film directed by Nalin Rajapakshe
- The Rainbow (BBC miniseries), a 1988 BBC miniseries based on the D.H Lawrence novel
- Rainbow (musical), a 1928 Broadway musical
- Rainbow (TV series), a 1972–1997 British children's programme
- , a 2003 manga and anime series
Fictional entities
- Rainbow (Noon Universe), a planet
- Rainbow, an organization in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six novel series
- Rainbow Johnson, a character in the American sitcom Black-ish and Mixed-ish
- Rainbow Puppy, a character in the Nick Jr. TV series Blue's Clues & You!
Literature
Music
Albums
- Rainbow (Boris and Michio Kurihara album), 2006
- Rainbow (Mariah Carey album), 1999
- Rainbow (Johnny Cash album), 1985
- Rainbow (Miho Fukuhara album), 2009
- Rainbow (Ayumi Hamasaki album), 2002
- Rainbow (Dolly Parton album), 1987
- Rainbow, a 1973 album by McGuinness Flint
- Rainbow (Neil Diamond album), 1973
- Rainbow (Kesha album), 2017
- Rainbow (John Handy album), 1981
- Rainbow (Sayaka Yamamoto album), 2016
- Rainbows (album), by Alexandra Stan, 2022
Groups and labels
Songs
- "Rainbow" (Curtis Mayfield song), 1962
- "Rainbow" (Kacey Musgraves song), 2019
- "Rainbow" (Russ Hamilton song), 1957
- "Rainbow" (Sia song), 2017
- "Rainbows" (Alice Nine song), 2008
- "Rainbows" (Dennis Wilson song), 1977
- "Rainbow", a song by Blackfoot from After the Reign
- "Rainbow", a song by Colbie Caillat from her 2009 album Breakthrough
- "Rainbow", a song by Émilie Simon from The Big Machine
- "Rainbow", a song by Lynsey de Paul from the 1974 album Taste Me... Don't Waste Me
- "Rainbow" (The Marmalade song), a song by the band Marmalade
- "Rainbow", a song by Meghan Trainor from the 2022 album Takin' It Back
- "Rainbow", a song by Robert Plant from the 2014 album Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar
- "Rainbow", a song by Filipino band South Border from the 2004 album Episode III
- "Rainbows", a song by Madvillain from the 2004 album Madvillainy
- "The Rainbow", a song by Talk Talk from the 1988 album Spirit of Eden
- "The Rainbow Song", a children's song sung on the television series Barney & Friends
- "Rainbow Song", a song by America on the 1973 album Hat Trick
- "Rainbow, Rainbow", a song by Peppa Pig on the 2019 album My First Album
Brands and enterprises
- Rainbow, a water filter vacuum cleaner by Rexair
- Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, a hospital in Ohio, United States
- Rainbow Bar and Grill, a bar and restaurant in West Hollywood, California, United States
- Rainbow Centre, Karachi, a building in Karachi, Pakistan
- Rainbow Foods, a Minnesota grocery store
- Rainbow Media Holdings, now AMC Networks, formerly a subsidiary of Cablevision
- Rainbow Room, an upscale restaurant and nightclub in Rockefeller Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City
- Rainbow S.r.l., Italian animation studio
- Rainbow Sandals, a footwear brand
- Rainbow Shops, a fashion retail chain
- Rainbow Stores, a supermarket chain owned by Anglia Regional Co-operative Society
- Rainbow Ski Area, a ski resort in the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island
- Rainbow Studios, a video game developer
- Rainbow Theatre, a building in the Finsbury Park area of North London, UK
Computing
Flags
- Rainbow flag (LGBT), a symbol of diversity in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities
- Rainbow flags, flags used in various cultures and movements
Military
- , a missile program
- List of Rainbow Codes, a series of code names used for British military projects
- Operation Rainbow, a 2004 Israel military operation in Gaza Strip
- Rainbow, an L-class blimp given the US Navy designation L-7 in World War II
- Project RAINBOW, a CIA project
- Rainbow Sideboys, an honor guard used on aircraft carriers
- Rainbow Herbicides, a form of herbicidal warfare
- Rainbow Plans, a series of U.S. war plans
- Republic XF-12 Rainbow, a 1940s military reconnaissance aircraft
- Rainbow Division, another name for the 42nd Infantry Division of the United States Army National Guard
Organizations
People
Places
Inhabited places
United States
Other inhabited places
Natural formations
Ships
- Rainbow (1837 ship), an iron paddle-wheel steamer, Birkenhead, England
- Rainbow (clipper), the first extreme clipper ship to sail in the China trade (1845)
- Rainbow (sternwheeler), a steamboat which operated in Oregon, United States
- Rainbow (yacht), a J-class yacht involved in the America's Cup
- , one of two Canadian warships
- , one of nine British warships
- , a Greek ship
- , a ship of the United States Navy
Other uses
See also
