Excelsior

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Excelsior, a Latin word meaning 'higher', can refer to any of the following:

Arts, literature and recreation

Excélsior is a newspaper published in Mexico City.
"Excelsior" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse.
USS Excelsior, a starship in Star Trek
Excelsior, a support group for former teenage superheroes. Introduced in the first arc of the comic book Runaways second series.
"Excelsior" is a chess problem by Sam Loyd
Excelsior Rotterdam, a football club
"Excelsior" was the signoff in Stan's Soapbox, Stan Lee's editorial column in Marvel Comics.
In the English dub of the third Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers season, the heavy spinal-mount cannon aboard Gamilon capital ships were called Excelsiors.

Excelsior The Motto of the State of New York
Excelsior a car
Excelsior, a chess engine
A type of packaging material similar to wood shavings (aka Wood Wool) also traditionally used for stuffing Teddy Bears and still commonly used for filling the muzzles of collectible bears.
Several historical motorcycle manufacturers are called Excelsior — see: "Excelsior"
Project Excelsior - high altitude skydiving NASA project in the 1950s
Excelsior is the name of a South African wine company