falcon

Definition of Falcon in English :

see synonyms of falcon

Noun

1. falcon

diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

Verb

2. falcon

hunt with falcons

Example Sentences:
'The tribes like to falcon in the desert'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Falcon

see synonyms of falcon

noun

1.

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

2.

a.

any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game

b.

the female of such a bird

Compare tercel ▶ Related adjective: falconine

3.

a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries

Falcon

see synonyms of falcon

noun

1.

any bird of prey trained to hunt and kill small game: in falconry the female is called a falcon, the male a tiercel

2.

any of various birds of prey (family Falconidae), with long, pointed wings and a short, curved, notched beak

3.

a small cannon used from the 15th to the 17th cent.

Falcon

see synonyms of falcon

n.

1.

a. Any of various birds of prey of the family Falconidae and especially of the genus Falco, having a short, curved beak and long, pointed, powerful wings adapted for swift flight.

b. Any of several birds of these or related species, such as hawks, trained to hunt small game.

c. A female bird of this type used in falconry.

2. A small cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.

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