Wiktionary
n. 1 Ruthless and usually unrestricted control. 2 Symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch.
WordNet
n. rigorous or ruthless control; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions"
Wikipedia
Iron Fist (Daniel "Danny" Rand) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, he first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974). He is a practitioner of martial arts and the wielder of a mystical force known as the Iron Fist, which allows him to summon and focus his chi. The character starred in his own solo series in the 1970s, and shared the title Power Man and Iron Fist for several years with Luke Cage, partnering with Cage to form the superhero team Heroes for Hire. The character has starred in numerous solo titles since, including The Immortal Iron Fist, which expanded on his origin story and the history of the Iron Fist.
Iron Fist has been adapted to appear in several animated television series and video games. Finn Jones will portray the character in the live-action television series Iron Fist developed for Netflix and is set to reprise his role in The Defenders.
Iron Fist is the fifth studio album by the band Motörhead, and was released 17 April 1982, on Bronze Records. It would be the last of the 'classic' line up of Kilmister, Clarke and Taylor. Iron Fist peaked at No. 6 on the UK album charts. It was preceded by the release of the title track "Iron Fist" as a single on 3 April, which peaked in the UK singles chart at #29.
"Iron Fist" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released as a single in 1982, in 7" pressings in blue, black and translucent red vinyl.
The title track on the single is covered with ( B-side's) "Remember Me, I'm Gone", which appears on CD re-issues of the Iron Fist album. In Spain, the title track was put on the B-side of "Go to Hell" and was issued with a picture sleeve of the band dressed as warriors in skull masks.
This is the last single featuring the classic Motörhead line-up of Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, as Clarke left following the recording of the Stand By Your Man EP.
On 27 March 1982, Lemmy, Clarke and Taylor were interviewed by Tommy Vance on BBC Radio 1's 'Rock On Saturday' show, "Iron Fist", "Loser", and "Speedfreak" were played.
Iron Fist (1998) is a novel set in the Star Wars expanded universe. It is the sixth novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series, and was written by Aaron Allston. It continues the exploits of Wraith Squadron begun by Allston in Wraith Squadron.
Iron Fist may refer to:
- Iron Fist (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero/martial artist/sidekick
- Iron Fist (TV series), a Netflix web television series based on the Marvel Comics series.
- Iron Fist (novel), a 1998 Star Wars novel by Aaron Allston in the X-wing series
- Tekken (series) (鉄拳, lit. Iron Fist), a series of fighting games by Namco
- Iron Fists, a chapter of Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
- Ironfist (Transformers), a character in the Transformers series
- The Man with the Iron Fists, a film starring RZA and Russell Crowe
- Iron Fist (fashion), a fashion label from Los Angeles
In the military:
- Iron Fist (exercise), an Indian Air Force exercise held in 2013 and 2016
- 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist), nickname of British Army armoured formation based in Paderborn, Germany
- Iron Fist (countermeasure), an Israeli counter-weapon system
In music:
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Iron Fist (album), a 1982 album by metal band Motörhead
- "Iron Fist" (song), a single from the album
- Iron Fist, a progenitor of the band Helloween
- "Iron Fist", a song from Die Apokalyptischen Reiter's debut album Soft & Stronger
- "Iron Fist", a song from Goldfinger's album Disconnection Notice
- "Iron Fist", a song from Coheed and Cambria's 2013 album, The Afterman: Descension.
- "Iron Fist Edition", a box set and reissue of Five Finger Death Punch's album The Way of the Fist.
In sports:
- Dr. Ironfist, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and Ph.D., Vitali Klitschko (a.k.a. Dr. Eisenfaust)
Iron Fist is an Indian Air Force exercise held at Pokhran, Rajasthan. It has been held twice - 2013 and 2016.
Iron Fist is a hard-kill active protection system (APS) designed by Israel Military Industries (IMI), with a modular design allowing adaptation to a range of platforms ranging from light utility vehicles to heavy armoured fighting vehicles. The concept was revealed by IMI in 2006 and was expected to enter Israel Defense Forces tests by mid-2007. The system has been successfully tested against a wide variety of threats including rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank guided missiles and tank-fired HEAT ammunition and kinetic energy penetrators.
It senses incoming threats via a fixed radar sensor developed by RADA Electronic Industries and an optional passive infrared detector developed by Elbit's Elisra. When a threat is imminent, an explosive projectile interceptor is launched towards it. The interceptor explodes very near the threat, destroying or deflecting and destabilizing it without detonating its warhead. For this, only the blast effect of the explosive is used. The interceptor casing is made of combustible materials so no fragmentation is formed in the explosion, helping minimize collateral damage.
Acquisition of the Iron Fist active protection system was approved in June 2009. The system was to be installed on the Namer armoured personnel carrier.
In November 2010, The Israeli ministry of defense announced the stop of funding of the system development.
In May 2011, the system intercepted Kinetic energy penetrators and Metis anti tank missiles during a test in the U.S.
In early 2013, the MoD tested both the IMI Iron Fist and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Trophy in a competition to select a single second-generation APS for IDF vehicles. Both systems were first-generation standard at the time. Both systems were financed concurrently until 2010, when the ministry's participation in funding the Iron Fist was suspended and limited procurement of the Trophy was initiated. In 2012, the ministry attempted to combine the two systems into one, utilizing the Iron Fist's interceptor and the Trophy's Elta radar and C3 system. Because Rafael would serve as the prime contractor instead of both companies being equal partners, IMI refused to cooperate. After 2013 trials, completion of a second-generation APS would be completed within a few years. IMI is also trying to market the Iron Fist internationally.
In December 2014, it was revealed that Rafael, Israel Aerospace Industries, and IMI had agreed to jointly develop a next-generation active defense system for vehicles, based on a combination of the Rafael/IAI Trophy and IMI Iron Fist. Rafael will act as the main contractor and system developer and integrator, and IAI and IMI will be subcontractors providing the radar and interceptor respectively. Unlike the Trophy's interception method of metal pellets that spread over a wide area, IMI's interceptor is based on an anti-missile missile. Interest for a vehicle APS grew significantly following Trophy's successful performance during Operation Protective Edge in mid-2014, where tanks equipped with the system intercepted dozens of ATGMs and RPGs, and suffered no injuries or false alarms. The Defense Ministry had pushed the companies to work together and combine their systems.
In June 2016, the U.S. Army chose the Iron Fist Light configuration to protect its light and medium armored vehicles as part of the Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) program. The decision to select Iron Fist was made because of the system’s light weight, ability to fire interceptors without shock, and low cost.
Marvel's Iron Fist, or simply Iron Fist, is an upcoming American web television series developed for Netflix by Scott Buck, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and is the fourth in a series of shows that will lead up to a Defenders crossover miniseries. The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with Buck serving as showrunner.
Finn Jones stars as Danny Rand / Iron Fist, a martial arts expert with the ability to call upon the power of the Iron Fist. Jessica Henwick, David Wenham, Jessica Stroup and Tom Pelphrey also star. After a film based on the character spent over a decade in development at Marvel Studios, development for the series began in late 2013 at Marvel Television, with Buck hired as the series showrunner in December 2015 and Jones cast as Rand in February 2016. Filming began in New York City in April 2016. Iron Fist is scheduled to be released in 2017.
Usage examples of "iron fist".
This other Brickman had begun to view the benevolent guiding hand of the First Family as an iron fist clamped around the collective throat of Trackerdom, stifling all independent thoughts and feelings.
A woman who had come into being only since the mission to Iron Fist.
With this at my side, I could defeat the Plantegenet and rule Britain as it must be ruled, with an iron fist and just laws.
Now he would return to a Dragon's Beak ruined by his own hand, and the peaceful place that it had been would be a mournful hellhole, ruled by a tyrant and Biagio's iron fist.
He was no nearer his rightful heritage or his true place in life than the day before the gates of Iron Fist slammed shut In bitter disappointment, he thrust the sphere back into his pack and scowled at the ground.
He holds what he holds of Andor in an iron fist, though, with a horde of Aiel and an army of Borderland ruffians the Tower recruited for him.
The iron fist of the Dhai'mon and the red, bloodstained fist of the Kno'-mon.
In just the little space around him he saw the horned skull of the Dha'vol, the blood-red trident of the Ko'bal, the iron fist of the Dhai'mon.
Only the iron fist of his father's terror kept women from spitting on his shadow as he passed .
At its head strode King Hrothgar, clad in gold mail, his jeweled helm upon his brow, and Volund, his ancient war hammer, gripped in his iron fist.
The Thulls are too stupid and too much afraid of the Grolims to be of much use, and Ctuchik controls the Murgos with an iron fist.
If that was repeated in public they'd say old Iron Fist's overripe, that it's time for him to put down his sword, shave his head, and begin to say prayers to Buddha for the souls of the men he's sent into the Void.