hornets' nest

noun

A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity: issue, problem, question. Informal can of worms. See easy/hard.

A site along a sunken wagon road at Shiloh which became a magnet for Confederate assaults.The Confederates surprised Union troops and were able to drive back the divisions under Brig. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss, Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand. Prentiss rallied his troops at this site. Eleven attacks were made on the Hornets' Nest before it was finally blasted away by a Confederate sixty-two-gun attack. Prentiss and his troops surrendered at 5:30 p.m. on April 3, 1862.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: habitation for wasps or hornets
  Synonym: wasp's nest

Coordinates: 38°33′43″N 121°25′37″W / 38.561879°N 121.426831°W / 38.561879; -121.426831 Colberg Court is a 1,200-seat multi-purpose gymnasium at Sacramento State in Sacramento, California. The arena opened in 1955, and is one of the oldest in D-I sports. The gym was renamed from The Hornets Nest in March 2008 as the school honored 32-year volleyball head coach Debby Colberg, who retired after the 2007 season [1]. The winningest coach in any sport at Sacramento State, Colberg posted an 828-292 record, garnered two national titles and posted winning volleyball seasons in 30 of her 32 years as head coach.

It is home to the Sacramento State Hornets basketball and volleyball teams. The university hopes to replace this venue with an 8,000 seat arena.

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