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)
  • Granta Hornet, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
  • Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet Nano, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
  • 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
  • Hornisse, a German tank destroyer (later renamed to Nashorn)
  • 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, 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 (Hollow Knight), a video game arachnid hybrid.
  • 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
  • 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