Bulge
# Bulge

Bulge may refer to:

## Astronomy and geography

* Bulge (astronomy), a tightly packed group of stars at the center of a spiral galaxy
* Equatorial bulge, a bulge around the equator of a planet due to rotation
* Tharsis bulge, vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in Mars’ western hemisphere
* Tidal bulge, a bulge of land or water on a planet created by the pull of another object in orbit

## Military

* Bulge, a discontinuity in an extended military front line
   * Battle of the Bulge, a major World War II German offensive on the Western front starting in 1944
   * Bulge (game), a 1980 board wargame that simulates the Battle of the Bulge
* Anti-torpedo bulge, passive warship defence against naval torpedoes between World War I and World War II

## People

* Helge "Bulge" Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player

## Other

* Beta bulge, a localized disruption of the regular hydrogen bonding of a beta sheet
* Bulge bracket, the world's largest and most profitable multi-national investment banks
* Earth bulge, a term used in telecommunications
* Power bulge, raised part (a bulge) of the hood (bonnet) of a car
* The Bulge, a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire
