A corkscrew is a tool for drawing stopping corks from bottles.

Corkscrew may also refer to:

Fictional entities

  • Corkscrew (comics), a mutant in Marvel Comics' X-Statix
  • Corkscrew, a robot on Robot Wars

Roller coasters

  • Corkscrew (roller coaster element), a type of roller coaster inversion
  • Corkscrew (Alton Towers), a defunct roller coaster at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom
  • Corkscrew (Cedar Point), at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States
  • Corkscrew (Michigan's Adventure), at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan, United States
  • Corkscrew (Playland), at Playland in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Corkscrew (Silverwood), at Silverwood, Athol, Idaho, United States
  • Corkscrew (Valleyfair), at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States
  • Canobie Corkscrew, at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, United States
  • Sea Viper (roller coaster), formerly known as Corkscrew at Sea World, Australia

Sports

  • Corkscrew, a professional wrestling aerial technique
  • Korketrekkeren ("The Corkscrew"), a former Olympic bobsled track in Oslo, Norway
  • "The Corkscrew", a turn on WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, a racetrack near Monterey, California

Other uses

  • Corkscrew (program), SSH over HTTPS
  • Corkscrew esophagus, an appearance of Diffuse esophageal spasm
  • Corkscrew landing, in aviation
  • Corkscrew Road, in Florida
  • Corkscrew Road, South Australia, scenic route
  • Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a tree and bird sanctuary in Florida
  • Genlisea, the corkscrew plant
  • Graveyard spiral or spin (aerodynamics) is called a in colloquial aviation
  • Operation Corkscrew, Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II

See also

  • Bottle opener, a device that enables the removal of metal bottle caps from bottles
  • Helix, a twisted shape like a spring, screw, or spiral staircase
  • Tube curls, a ringlet hairstyle resembling a corkscrew
  • Water slide, a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks