# 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

## In the military
### 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

## Transportation
### 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
* Dodge Hornet (2023), an SUV revealed in 2022
* 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

## Sports
### 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
* Dixie High School Hornets, South Carolina
* 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