Petrel

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Petrel stands for:

  • a collective term for different subfamilies of petrels
  • a software application environment, in particular for the exploration of oil fields
  • a British sounding rocket, see Petrel (rocket)
  • a United States Navy airborne anti-ship missile
  • various ships in the history of the United States Navy
  • various aircraft, including the Percival Petrel
  • the former US automobile manufacturer Petrel Motor Car Company
  • a research ship, see Petrel (ship)


as well as for different place names:

  • Castilian name for Petrer , a town in the province of Alicante
  • San Antonio de Petrel , district of Pichilemu in Chile
  • Petrel Cove , Dundee Island Bay, Joinville Islands, Antarctica
  • Petrel Island , various islands
  • Petrel Lake , lake on King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  • Petrel Peak , mountain on South Georgia, South Atlantic
  • Petrel Station , Argentine research station on Dundee Island, Joinville Islands, Antarctica


Petrel is the surname of:


See also: