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falcon
[ fawl-kuhn, fal-, faw-kuhn ]
noun
- any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- Falconry.
- the female gyrfalcon.
- a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.
- Falcon, Military. a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
falcon
/ ˈfɔːkən; ˈfɔːlkən /
noun
- any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae , esp any of the genus Falco (gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, etc), typically having pointed wings and a long tail
- any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game
- the female of such a bird Compare tercel falconine
- a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries
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Other Words From
- fal·co·nine [fawl, -k, uh, -nahyn, -nin, fal, -, faw, -k, uh, -], adjective
- falco·noid adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
And that original score that kicks in as a new-age Millennium Falcon swoops into view is sure to get you going.
She went as calm as a hooded falcon after he covered her head with the sheet.
The SpaceX Falcon 9v1.1, all privately funded, all domestically sourced, can carry 28,990 lbs.
But the Falcon is not yet Air Force certified for military and intelligence payloads.
They are the Tarpon, the Falcon, the Sea Fox, and the Octopus.
Hurrying on to find it, Taijo discovered a hut beside the path, into which he saw the falcon fly.
A few miles in advance of the island stands the beautiful Falcon Rock, like a sentinel upon the look-out.
He sets out, and on his journey finds a lion, a wolf, and a falcon disputing over the carcase of a horse.
When Aurelian consulted the god of Palmyra (still in spite of Baltus), the god said that the doves fear the falcon.
Whatever might happen, the god would not be embarrassed; the falcon would be the conqueror, and the doves the conquered.
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