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Definition: Harrier |
HarrierNoun1. A persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army". 2. A hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits. 3. Hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "harrier" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Literature | Harrier (3 syl.). A dog for hare-hunting, whence the name. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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See also Hawker Siddeley HarrierThe AV-8B Harrier II, is a second generation, vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) light-attack jet aircraft utilized by the United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Spanish Armada and Italian navy. The primary mission of the AV-8B is to provide responsive close air support for the ground forces. This single-piloted, advanced V/STOL aircraft can operate from short fields, forward sites, roads and surface ships providing minimum response time to targets.
April 7th 2003: an AV-8B Harrier takes off from on board the assault ship USS Nassau, to engage targets over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Three AV-8B squadrons stationed approximately 40 miles from the Kuwaiti border, were the most forward deployed tactical strike aircraft during Operation Desert Storm and operated from relatively unprepared sites. One AV-8B squadron and one six-aircraft detachment operated off the landing helicopter ship USS Nassau in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. The average turnaround time during the ground war surge was 23 minutes. In the recent Iraq campaign, the Harrier II saw extensive usage by both the USMC and RAF. USMC Harriers were based on two USMC amphbious assualt ships, USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). Each carried 24 Harriers, about four times their normal complement of fixed wing aircraft, and tried out the long dormant secondary purpose of the LHD's and LHA's, that of a small aircraft carrier, or sea control ship. RAF Harriers on the other hand were based ashore in Kuwait. Two detatchments from RAF Cottesmore were sent to the region, with one known to have been based at the al Jaber airbase in Kuwait, and the other at a so far undisclosed location. A total of 23 RAF Harriers took part in the campaign at one point or another.
The current AV-8B Remanufacture Program converts older AV-8B day attack aircraft to the most recent production radar/night attack configuration. This radar-equipped version of the AV-8B, called the AV-8B+, became operational in the summer of 1994.
Variants
- AV-8B
- AV-8B+ - AV-8B with radar allowing firing of radar guided air-to-air missiles
- Harrier GR5 - First RAF version of Harrier II
- Harrier GR7 - Avionics upgrade to GR5
- Harrier GR7A - GR7 with more powerful engine
- Harrier GR9 - Avionics upgrade to GR7
- Harrier GR9A - Both avionics upgrade and more powerful engine fitted
General Characteristics
- Primary Function: Support ground forces in amphibious or land operations
- Contractor: Boeing Aircraft Corp.
- Cost: Remanufactured aircraft at a cost of US$21.6 million each.
- Propulsion: One Rolls Royce F402-RR-408
- Length: 46 feet 4 inches (14.1 meters)
- Wingspan: 30 feet 4 inches (9.2 meters)
- Height: 11 feet 9 inches (3.5 meters)
- Weight: 12,500 pounds (5.625 kg) empty; 29,750 pounds (13,400 kg) max gross take-off
- Speed: 547 knots (629 miles, 1008 km, per hour)
- Ceiling: 50,000 feet
- Armament: Wing points for AIM-9 Sidewinder and an assortment of air-to-ground weapons and AGM-65 Maverick missiles
- Crew: One
- Date Deployed: January 1985
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The word Harrier when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.The term "Harrier", when used by itself can refer to:
"Harrier" is also a part of the name of:
- Common nickname of Hawker Siddeley Harrier fighter aircraft
- Name of a small breed of hounds. See: Harrier (Dog)
- A member of the hawk genus Circus. See: harrier (bird)
- A cross-country runner (lower-case "harrier").
- Harrier hawk,
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Harriers Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family†: Accipitridae Subfamily: Circinae
Genera Circus
Geranospiza
Polyboroides† see also: Accipitridae
for other groups in this familyA Harrier (generic name Circus) is any of several species of diurnal birds of prey which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt or harry small animals or birds (hence their common name). The generic scientific name arises from also from the slow circling for prey.
The Northern Hemisphere species are:
The American Northern Harrier is also known as the Marsh Hawk. It is usually classed as conspecific with the Hen Harrier, but is sometimes considered a separate species.
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aerunginosus and Eastern Marsh Harrier, Circus spilonotus, both described under Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier or (US) Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Montague's Harrier Circus pygargus
South African species are:
Australasian species are:
- Western Marsh-Harrier or Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- African Marsh-Harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Black Harrier (Circus maurus)
- Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
- Montague's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
For genus Polyboroides see harrier-hawks
- Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
- Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans), sometimes also called the New Zealand Harrier, see Marsh Harrier
For genus Geranospiza see Crane hawk
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Harrier Country of origin United Kingdom Classification
FCI: Group 6 Section 1 AKC: Hound ANKC: Group 4 (Hounds) CKC: Group 2 - Hounds NZKC: Hounds Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC, NZKC Harrier is one of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting rabbits ("hares") that resembles a foxhound but is smaller.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Harrier (Dog)."
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The Harrier is a successful close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, currently built by BAE SYSTEMS and Boeing (under license).
Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7
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The Harrier family was started with the Hawker P.1127. Design began in 1957 by Sir Sidney Camm, Ralph Hooper of Hawker Aviation and Stanley Hooker of the Bristol Engine Company. Rather than using rotors or a direct jet thrust the P.1127 had a innovative vectored thrust turbofan engine and the first vertical take-off was on October 21, 1960. Design continued after Hawker Siddeley Aviation was created with the Kestrel, which first flew on March 7, 1964. The Kestrel was a evaluation aircraft offered to military test pilots from Britain, the US and West Germany (the Tri-partite evaluation unit). Successful tests led to an order for sixty aircraft from the RAF in 1967. The Harrier GR Mk.1 was the first production model, it first flew on December 28, 1967, and entered service with the RAF on April 1, 1969. Construction took place at factories in Kingston-upon-Thames in southwest London and at Dunsfold, Surrey. The latter adjoined an airfield used for flight testing; both factories have since closed. The ski-jump technique for STOL use by Harriers launched from Royal Navy aircraft carriers was tested at the Royal Navy's Somerset airfield at Yeovilton. Their flight decks were designed with an upward curve to the bow following the successful conclusion of those tests. The air combat technique of VIFFing was evolved in the Harrier - vectoring in forward flight - to outmanouevre a hostile aircraft or other inbound weapon.
Harrier GR Mk.1
Dimensions
- Length: 13.90 m
- Height: 3.45 m
- Span: 7.70 m
Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7.
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Power plant
- 1 Rolls Royce Bristol Pegasus 101 turbofan with four swivelling nozzles, generating 19000 lbs of thrust.
Weight
- Basic operating weight: 5530 kg
- Max. payload on external stores: 2300 kg plus
- Max. take-off weight: 11,500 kg
Performance
- Max. speed at sea level: 1185 km/h
- Ceiling : 15 000 m
Armament
There was no internal armament. Two 30-mm Aden cannon pods could be fitted under the fuselage sides. There were an additional four underwing and one under-fuselage pylon hard-points to carry various loadouts, including bombs, unguided rocket pods, the Martel or AIM-9D guided missiles, reconnaissance pod or fuel tanksThe RAF ordered 118 of the GR Mk.1 to 3 series Harrier. The AV-8A for the USMC and the Spanish airforce was very similar and 113 craft were ordered.
The later model Harriers are easily distinguished by their extended wingspan, the wings extending beyond the outrigger wheels that are at the wingtips of the earlier versions (including Kestrel prototypes and the Sea Harrier).
- Hawker P.1127 (1960)
- Hawker Siddeley Kestrel (1964)
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.1 (1966)
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.1/1A (1969)
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3/3A
- British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS Mk.1 (1979)
- British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51 (1983)
- British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA2 (1988)
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier T Mk.2/2A (1970)
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier T Mk.4/4A
- British Aerospace Harrier T8 (1994)
- Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier (USMC version, 1970)
- Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador (for Spain, 1983)
- McDonnell Douglas-BAe AV-8B Harrier II (1983)
- British Aerospace-McDonnell Douglas Harrier GR Mk.5/5A (1985)
- British Aerospace-McDonnell Douglas Harrier GR7 (1992)
- British Aerospace Harrier T Mk.10
- McDonnell Douglas-BAe AV-8B Harrier II Plus (1992)
Military Service
The Sea Harrier played a key role in the British victory in the Falklands War. A total of twenty Sea Harriers were deployed from HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible, and they inflicted serious losses on the Argentine air force destroying 23 aircraft in air-to-air combat. In all three Sea Harriers were lost to ground fire.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hawker Siddeley Harrier."
Synonym: HarrierSynonym: harasser (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Animal | Dog, hound; pup, puppy; whelp, cur, mongrel; house dog, watch dog, sheep dog, shepherd's dog, sporting dog, fancy dog, lap dog, toy dog, bull dog, badger dog; mastiff; blood hound, grey hound, stag hound, deer hound, fox hound, otter hound; harrier, beagle, spaniel, pointer, setter, retriever; Newfoundland; water dog, water spaniel; pug, poodle; turnspit; terrier; fox terrier, Skye terrier; Dandie Dinmont; collie. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Harrier |
| English words defined with "harrier": Circaetus, Circus Aeruginosus, Circus cyaneus, Circus pygargus ♦ genus Circaetus ♦ Harehound, Harier, Hen driver, hen harrier ♦ marsh harrier, marsh hawk, Montagu's harrier, moor buzzard, moor hawk ♦ northern harrier ♦ Puttock, Pygargus ♦ Snipe hawk ♦ White hawk. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Harrier" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (harrier). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Northern Harrier and YoungBirds of Prey National Conservation AreaBOP NCAOwyhee Field OfficeLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: Jeff Marks. |  | Production. Submarine chasers. Another harrier of the U-boats nears completion at an Eastern boatyard. Many 173-foot steel subchasers like this are sliding off the ways nowadays. Marine Construction, Stamford, Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Another harrier of the U-boats nears completion at an eastern boat yard, Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Conn. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Harrier" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 58.97% of the time. "Harrier" is used about 156 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 58.97% | 92 | 34,282 |
| Noun (proper) | 41.03% | 64 | 42,009 |
| Total | 100.00% | 156 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "harrier" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Harrier | Last name | 200 | 30,302 |
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Expressions using "harrier": harrier eagle ♦ Harrier hawk ♦ hen harrier ♦ marsh harrier ♦ Montagu's harrier ♦ northern harrier. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "harrier": harrier-like. | |
Ending with "harrier": Hen-harrier. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "harrier"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | kuikendief (church, church-building, kite). (various references) | |
Albanian | zagar lepuri, vrapues (cursorial, racer, runner, running, starter), plaçkitës (looter, marauder, marauding, mugger, plunderer), langua (beagle, hound, Hunter, whippet), kusar (breaker, brigand, brigandage, faker, footpad, highwayman, looter, passkey man, picaroon, picklock), fajkua (falcon, hawk, Merlin). (various references) | |
Arabic | الهرار كلب صيد. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | куче зайчар, опустошител (depredator), блатар. (various references) | |
Chinese | "较harrier. (various references) | |
Czech | přespolní bìžec, lovecký pes (gun dog, hound, Ranger), ženské jméno (georgette). (various references) | |
Danish | hedehoeg (Montagu's harrier), steppehoeg (pallid harrier), roerhoeg (european marsh harrier, marsh harrier), blaa kaerhoeg (hen harrier, Usa: marsh hawk). (various references) | |
Dutch | kiekendief (church, church-building, kite), kerk (church, church-building, house of worship, kirk, kite, place of worship). (various references) | |
Faeroese | heykur (hawk, kite). (various references) | |
Finnish | jäniskoira (beagle). (various references) | |
French | harrier, busard. (various references) | |
Frisian | hoanskrobber (kite). (various references) | |
German | weihe (consecration, inauguration, kite, order, ordination, sanctification, unveiling, votively). (various references) | |
Greek | καταστροφεύσ (ruiner), λαγωνικό (bloodhound, greyhound, pointer), αθλητήσ ανώμαλου δρόμου. (various references) | |
Hungarian | angol falkakopó, rabló (conquistador, mugger, predacious, predatory, robber), réti héja, fosztogató (depredator, looter, marauder, pilferer, pillaging, predatory, raider, reaver, reiver, spoiler), dúló (devastator), csillekísérő. (various references) | |
Italian | saccheggiatore (depredators, despoiler, looter, marauder, pillager, plunderer, sacker), devastatore (destroying insect). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ハトロン紙 (agreed, Armageddon, falling rapidly in big drops, good, haddock, hafnium, halation, halberd, Halley, ham, ham and eggs, ham and salad, Hamilton, Hamming, Hammond organ, hamster, Hanoi, happening, Harry, hashed meat with rice, heart going pit-a-pat, honey, honeymoon, Honeywell, Hubbard, hum, humming, hurricane, kraft paper, resin, rosefish, splendid, style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform, to be in harmony, to harmonize, twitterpating, wonderful). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ハリアー . (various references) | |
Manx | moddey mwoie (beagle). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arrierhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | saqueador (henharrier, looter, marauder), lebreiro (henharrier), devastador (devastating, henharrier, slashing, sledge-hammer, smashing, waster, wasting). (various references) | |
Romanian | tâlhar (brigand, captor, cracksman, footpad, gangster, highwayman, lurcher, miscreant, robber, rogue, scoundrel, sharp, thief), grup de vânãtori cu câini, câine de vânãtoare (beagle, springer), brac (refuse, trash). (various references) | |
Russian | лунь. (various references) | |
Scottish | eaglais (a church, church, church-building, house of worship, kite, place of worship). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | lovački pas (hound, lurcher, sleuthhound, tracker). (various references) | |
Spanish | perro de caza (bird dog, hound), lebrel (whippet), aguilucho (eaglet). (various references) | |
Swedish | terränglöpare, plundrare (depredator, looter, marauder, robber), kyrka (chapel, church, church-building, house of worship, Kirk, kite, place of worship), kärrhök (ringtail), engelsk harhund. (various references) | |
Turkish | yağmacı (depredator, freebooter, grabber, looter, marauder, plunderer, predatory, reaver), tazı (beagle, bloodhound, greyhound, hound, whippet), krosçu, bir tür doğan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | учасник кросу, гончак (beagle, hound, whippet). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | kẻ t n phá (destructor), kẻ quấy rầy kẻ cướp bóc. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Accipitridae, Circus aeruginosus, Circus cyaneus, Circus macrourus, Circus pyargus, Circus pygargus, RM:melv da channa, RM:melv da graun, RM:melv da prada, RM:melv sblatg. (various references) |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | errier. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "harrier": harriers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "harrier": charrier. (additional references) | |
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"Harrier" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arrier, hamruer, Harardera, Haria, Harmire, harpier, harrie, Hartie, Harzer, herier, horreur. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "harrier" (pronounced he"rēer) |
| 4 | -e" r ē er | farrier, merrier, scarier, terrier. |
| 3 | -r ē er | angrier, anterior, barrier, carrier, Charrier, couturier, exterior, hungrier, inferior, interior, superior, ulterior, warrior. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-r-r-r" | |
-2 letters: airer, hirer, rarer. | |
-3 letters: hair, hare, hear, heir, hire, rare, rear, rhea. | |
-4 letters: air, are, ear, era, err, hae, her, hie, ire, rah, rei, ria. | |
-5 letters: ae, ah, ai, ar, eh, er, ha, he, hi, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-r-r-r" | |
+1 letter: charrier, harriers. | |
+2 letters: trierarch. | |
+3 letters: trierarchs, trierarchy. | |
+4 letters: airworthier, charbroiler, hairdresser, serigrapher. | |
+5 letters: charbroilers, chirographer, hairdressers, metrorrhagia, rechartering, reprographic, serigraphers, trierarchies. | |
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