osprey
Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
a plume for trimming hats.
Origin of osprey
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How to use osprey in a sentence
The osprey Sojourn 45L is an incredibly versatile and durable carry-on suitcase.
Marines can control it via a tablet and it can fit inside a V-22 osprey aircraft for transport.
The most compelling military tech stories from the land, air, and sea this year | Rob Verger | December 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWe'll be selecting six winners with the most epic photos outdoors to win at least $300 worth in gear from YETI, osprey, and Sierra Nevada.
The most recent osprey crash occurred April 11 during an annual exercise in Morocco, killing two Marines.
When the Tragedy of Two Marines Killed In a Crash Becomes a Nightmare | Miranda Green | May 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMajor Gruber was a helicopter pilot before he started training to fly the V-22 osprey in 1997.
When the Tragedy of Two Marines Killed In a Crash Becomes a Nightmare | Miranda Green | May 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
In that same year a devastating audio recording surfaced of the commanding officer of the osprey squadron.
When the Tragedy of Two Marines Killed In a Crash Becomes a Nightmare | Miranda Green | May 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, the osprey continues today with a less-than-perfect record.
When the Tragedy of Two Marines Killed In a Crash Becomes a Nightmare | Miranda Green | May 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to an NPR report, American Marines, using an osprey aircraft, recovered one of the airmen.
U.S. Plane Crash in Libya: Exclusive New Details | Babak Dehghanpisheh | March 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTNor, in the rising flood of our affairs, Fish like an osprey for this eagle longer.But, soft!
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of EducationI could only see the top of her head, but the hat was a very smart one, with a beautiful osprey in it.
Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels | Mrs. Charles BryceThus, the osprey, which feeds almost exclusively on fish, is merely a winter visitor to India.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarOf the migratory birds of prey the kestrel is perhaps the first to arrive; the osprey and the peregrine falcon are among the last.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe osprey had already risen to a considerable height with his fish, and had started to fly off with it over the woods.
Jack the Young Canoeman | George Bird Grinnell
British Dictionary definitions for osprey
/ (ˈɒsprɪ, -preɪ) /
a large broad-winged fish-eating diurnal bird of prey, Pandion haliaetus, with a dark back and whitish head and underparts: family Pandioridae: Often called (US and Canadian): fish hawk
any of the feathers of various other birds, used esp as trimming for hats
Origin of osprey
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