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单词 windhover
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windhover

[ wind-huhv-er, -hov- ]
/ ˈwɪndˌhʌv ər, -ˌhɒv- /

noun

the kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.

Origin of windhover

1665–75; wind1 + hover; from its hovering flight, head to the wind

Words nearby windhover

wind gauge, wind generator, Windham, wind harp, Windhoek, windhover, Windies, windigo, wind indicator, winding, winding drum
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Example sentences from the Web for windhover

  • The kestrel or windhover acts in quite a different fashion to the sparrow-hawk.

    Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
  • As illustrating a remarkable quality of flight, the case of the kestrel or windhover may be taken.

    Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
  • But the greatest of all exponents in the art of hovering is the kestrel, known also, for this very reason, as the “windhover.”

    Birds in Flight|W. P. Pycraft

British Dictionary definitions for windhover

windhover
/ (ˈwɪndˌhɒvə) /

noun

British a dialect name for a kestrel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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