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1. Hornet
   The Hornet was an early British destroyer built in 1893. She had a displacement of 240 tons and a top speed of 27 knots.
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2. hornet
   [n] - large stinging paper wasp
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3. Hornet
   Anti-tank missile launcher [UK], Helicopter, Rogerson Hillier [US], Flexwing microlight aircraft, Skylink [UK], F-18 Fighter/bomber [US], 4x4 armoured vehicle, Glover Webb [UK]
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4. Hornet
   Hor'net noun [ Anglo-Saxon hyrnet ; akin to Old High German hornaz , hornuz , German horniss ; perhaps akin to English horn , and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more probably akin to Dutch
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5. hornet
   <zoology> A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow colour. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (...
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6. hornet
   noun large stinging paper wasp
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7. Hornet
   • (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (V. ma...
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8. hornet
   (from the article `wasp`) ...with formidable stings. Some Vespula species are called yellow jackets owing to the black and yellow bands on their abdomen. Other species of both ...
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9. Hornet
   (from the article `Alameda`) ...California to choose the council-manager form of government, which was adopted later by most California cities. The College of Alameda opened in ... ...use in the April 18, 1942, bombing raid on Tokyo led by Lieutenant Colonel (later Lieutenant General) James Doolittle. These planes were launched ... [...
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10. hornet
    hornet: see wasp.
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11. Hornet
    Hornet is slang for an ill-tempered, unpleasant person.
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12. Hornet
    Hornet is slang for an ill-tempered, unpleasant person.
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13. Hornet
    The hornet is an insect of the genus Vespa, much larger and stronger than the ordinary wasp. Hornets are voracious, feeding on fruit and honey and preying on other insects. The nest is formed in hollow-trees and walls. The hornet sting is very painful and usually causes considerable swelling.
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14. hornet
    Type of wasp
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15. Hornet
    `Hornets` are the largest eusocial abbr=on--> in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex (part of the head behind the eyes), which is proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters (the ...
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16. Hornet
    (disambiguation) A `hornet` is an insect. It may also mean: Insects: Transportation: Aviation: Maritime: Road: Weaponry: Fiction: Sports teams: School and college teams: Ice–hockey teams: Other: Other uses:
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17. Hornet
    (comics) `The Hornet` is an identity used by three fictional characters in the Marvel Universe, one villain, and two heroes. Both the first and third Hornets have suffered from physical disabilities. Hornet (Scotty McDowell): --> Fictional character biography: `Scotty McDowell` was a wheel-ch...
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18. Hornet
    (dinghy) The `Hornet dinghy` is a 16 foot high performance dinghy designed by Jack Holt in 1953. It is sailed by two people, with either a sliding seat (`plank`) or a single trapeze, or where neither plank nor trapeze is fitted, by three people. The Hornet is a restricted class meaning that i...
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19. Hornet
    (car) The `Hornet` is a Lotus Seven copy built by T&J Sportscars. The Hornet was created by T&J Sportscars and was designed to take the majority of components from the Ford Cortina mk 3, 4 or 5. This means there is a choice of 1300/ 1600 OHV Kent or OHC 1600/2000 OHC Pinto Ford engine...
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20. Hornet
    (clipper) `Hornet` was an 1851 extreme clipper in the San Francisco trade, famous for its race with Flying Cloud. Race with Flying Cloud: Hornet had a two day head start on the Flying Cloud in their famous 1853 race. She left New York for San Francisco, April 26, 1...
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