Wolfhound (disambiguation)
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A wolfhound is a dog trained to hunt wolves. (See Wolf hunting with dogs)
It may also refer to the Irish Wolfhound. It should not be confused with wolfdogs, dogs incorporating wolf ancestry.
It can also refer to:
Military
- "Wolfhounds" is a nickname of the 27th Infantry Regiment (United States)
- M38 Wolfhound, a 6x6 US armoured car
- A 6x6 variant of the Cougar vehicle in British service
- Wolfhound Cooperative Radio Direction Finding System
Entertainment
- The Wolfhounds, an UK indie band
- Wolfhound (1991 film), Soviet action film directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili
- Wolfhound (novel), a 1995 Russian fantasy novel by Maria Semyonova
- Wolfhound (2006 film), Russian fantasy film based on the novel
- Wolfhound, a character created by Maria Semyonova
Sports
- The Ireland national rugby league team, nicknamed the "Wolfhounds"
- Ireland Wolfhounds, Ireland's "A" (second-level) national rugby union team
- Boston Irish Wolfhounds, an American rugby union team.
- Limavady Wolfhounds GAC, a Gaelic Athletic Association club
Other
- A minor character in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl