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单词 falcon
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falcon

(fɔːlkən, fælk-)
Word forms: plural falcons
countable noun
A falcon is a bird of prey that can be trained to hunt other birds and animals.

falcon in British English

(ˈfɔːlkən, ˈfɔːkən)
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
Word origin
C13: from Old French faucon, from Late Latin falcō hawk, probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to Latin falx sickle

falcon in American English

(ˈfælkən; ˈfɔlˈkən; ˈfɑlkən; ˈfɔkən)
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 ashort, curved, notched beak
3. 
a small cannon used from the 15th to the 17th cent.
Word origin
ME < OFr faucon < LL falco (gen. falconis), deriv. by folk etym. < L falx (see falcate) because of its curved beak and talons, but prob. < Gmc *falco (OHG falcho) < IE base *pel-, fallow2

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Examples of 'falcon' in a sentence
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Towns and cities are now exporting surplus peregrine falcons, hedgehogs and foxes to the countryside rather than vice versa.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There has been an increase in value in peregrine falcons and increased demand in the Middle East.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Both come under attack from golden eagles and peregrine falcons.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We hire a peregrine falcon to keep them off our pitch.
The Sun (2008)
That supremely ugly structure of the hospital is home to a pair of peregrine falcons.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To see falcons en masse seemed a bit like cheating life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You sometimes get peregrine falcons up here too, which is another thing that makes it special.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The peregrine falcon can swoop down on its prey at 200mph.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A peregrine falcon soars above a clearing full of scarlet butterflies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
THOUSANDS of mobile phone users face two months of bad reception because of peregrine falcons nesting on masts.
The Sun (2015)
These small falcons with dark blue backs are flying over lakes and marshes, feeding at present mostly on flying insects.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
On farms and marshes near the sea, a small falcon can sometimes be seen speeding along close to the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A rare peregrine falcon that was close to death after being battered by storms was rescued by a traffic warden.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I've just seen a peregrine falcon.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I've got this extremely realistic peregrine falcon and most birds are meant to be terrified of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They don't use pesticides, so there are peregrine falcons.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I explained that I had made quite a journey to come and see the falcons.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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falcon

related adjectives, male animals, baby and young animals, fauna, heraldry, prey

Chinese translation of 'falcon'

falcon

(ˈfɔːlkən)

n (c)

  1. 猎(獵)鹰(鷹) (lièyīng) (只, zhī)

Nearby words of
falcon

  • faithful
  • faithfully
  • fake
  • falcon
  • fall
  • fall apart
  • fall back

related words

related adjective falconine
name of male terceltiercel
name of young eyas

Nearby words of
falcon

  • faithlessness
  • fake
  • faker
  • falcon
  • fall
  • fall apart
  • fall apart at the seams

Synonyms of 'falcon'

falcon

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