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green hornet

green hornet noun: bylaw officer.

Noun (1)

green hornet (plural green hornets)

  1. (Canada, slang) Bylaw officer.

Noun (2) capitalized: Green Hornet

Green Hornet (plural Green Hornets)

  1. (informal) In the Vietnam War, a member of the US Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, who used the Bell UH-1F variant of the "Huey" military helicopter.
  2. A cocktail consisting of equal parts brandy, sake, and melon liqueur.

Forms of green hornet

pluralgreen hornets
pluralGreen Hornets

Origin of green hornet

From green + hornet.

Named after Green Hornet, an American fictional vigilante, originally a character on a radio serial.

Questions about green hornet

What does green hornet mean?
Green hornet means bylaw officer.
What part of speech is green hornet?
Green hornet is a noun.
What is the plural of green hornet?
The plural of green hornet is green hornets.

Words near green hornet in the dictionary

  1. green heron
  2. green herons
  3. green hide
  4. Green Hills
  5. Green Hmong
  6. green hornet
  7. green hornets
  8. green hotel
  9. green hotels
  10. green hydrogen
  11. green ibis

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