Hornet (disambiguation)

A hornet is an insect. It may also mean:

Insects

 * a colloquial term for American wasps, particularly the bald-faced hornet
 * a colloquial term for certain Australian potter wasp species, including the Australian hornet

Air

 * McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, a jet combat aircraft
 * McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, a Canadian variant
 * De Havilland Hornet, a World War II-era combat aircraft
 * Hornet, original name of the Hawker Fury British biplane fighter
 * Hornet, unofficial name of the Curtiss 18 Model 18B triplane fighter
 * AGM-64 Hornet, an experimental American missile
 * ABC Hornet, a World War I aircraft engine
 * Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse ("Hornet"), a World War II German aircraft
 * Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon ("Super Hornet") helicopter, also known in the Israeli Air Force as Tzir'a ("Hornet")
 * SNCASE SE.3200 Frelon ("Hornet") helicopter (precursor of the Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon)
 * nickname of 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force unit
 * 113 Squadron (Israel), an Israeli Air Force unit also known as the Tayeset Ha'Tsira'a ("Hornet Squadron")

Sea

 * HMS Hornet, ten ships of the Royal Navy
 * USS Hornet, eight ships of the U.S. Navy

Land

 * Medium Mark C Hornet, a British First World War tank
 * Humber Hornet, a British armoured car
 * M93 Hornet mine, an American anti-tank mine

Air

 * Firebird Hornet, a German paraglider design
 * Glasflügel 206 Hornet 1970s glider
 * US Light Aircraft Hornet, an ultralight aircraft
 * Hiller YH-32 Hornet, an American ultralight helicopter
 * Harkness Hornet, 1920s Australian aircraft engine
 * Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, aero engine produced 1926–1942
 * Vintage Ultralight SR-1 Hornet, an American 1980s ultralight aircraft design

Land

 * AMC Hornet, a compact car manufactured from 1970 to 1977
 * Dodge Hornet (concept car), a concept car revealed in 2006
 * Hudson Hornet, a car manufactured from 1951 to 1957
 * Wolseley Hornet six, a 1930s saloon, coupé, sports and racing car
 * Wolseley Hornet (Mini), a variant of the original Mini car
 * Honda CB250F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet, first 'Hornet' released by Honda
 * Honda CB600F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil
 * Honda CB900F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet 900 in Europe
 * BSA Hornet, a British motorcycle for export to the United States from 1964 to 1965

Sea

 * Hornet (clipper), an 1851 clipper ship which raced Flying Cloud around Cape Horn
 * Hornet (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy
 * Hornet, a steamer involved in the Hornet incident (an 1871 diplomatic incident)

Fictional characters

 * Hornet (comics), a name shared by three Marvel characters
 * Hornet (DC Thomson), a British comic of the 1960s-1970s
 * Hornet Squadron, an RAF squadron in a series of books by Derek Robinson
 * Hornet (Gobots), an alien cyborg shapeshifter
 * A character in the video game Hollow Knight
 * Robot henchmen in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

University and high school teams

 * Alabama State University Hornets
 * California State University, Sacramento Hornets
 * the teams of Concordia College Alabama
 * Delaware State University Hornets
 * Emporia State Hornets and Lady Hornets, Kansas
 * Kalamazoo College Hornets, Michigan
 * Surrattsville High School Hornets, Maryland
 * Midwood High School Hornets, New York
 * Hamilton High School West Hornets, New Jersey
 * Herndon High School Hornets, Virginia

Ice hockey teams

 * Bracknell Hornets, a team in the English National Hockey League
 * Cambridge Hornets, a Canadian Senior "AAA" team from Cambridge, Ontario
 * Herlev Hornets, a Danish AL-Bank Ligaen team
 * Huntington Hornets, an American International Hockey League team in the 1956–57 season
 * Langley Hornets, a former name of the Canadian Junior "A" team West Kelowna Warriors
 * Pittsburgh Hornets, a former American minor league team (1936–56, 1961–67)
 * Thunder Bay Hornets, a former Canadian Junior "A" team (1982-86)

Other teams

 * Charlotte Hornets (disambiguation), several sports teams
 * Cleveland Hornets, former baseball team
 * Dandy Town Hornets F.C., Bermuda soccer team
 * Howick Hornets, New Zealand, rugby league team
 * Hull Hornets, British American-football team
 * Montreal Hornets, former Canadian rugby union team
 * New Orleans Hornets, former National Basketball Association team
 * Rochdale Hornets, professional rugby league team
 * Rochdale Hornets (speedway), former speedway team
 * Watford F.C., known as "the Hornets" after their yellow and black kit

American football stadiums

 * Hornet Stadium (Montgomery), on the campus of Alabama State University
 * Hornet Stadium (Sacramento), on the campus of California State University, Sacramento

Other uses in sports

 * The Hornet, a professional wrestler from the United States Wrestling Association
 * Hornet, the puck used in the Swiss sport Hornussen

Places

 * Hornet Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota
 * Hornet, Missouri, an unincorporated community
 * Hornet Peak, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Student newspapers

 * The Hornet, the student newspaper of Delaware State University
 * The Hornet, the student newspaper of Fullerton College
 * The State Hornet, the student newspaper of California State University, Sacramento

Other uses

 * Hornet (roller coaster), an amusement ride in Amarillo
 * Hornet (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for an 80186-compatible embedded processor for the HP 100LX, 200LX and 1000CX palmtop PCs
 * Hornet (app), a gay dating app
 * .17 Hornet, a type of rifle cartridge
 * .22 Hornet, a type of rifle cartridge