falcon
/ˈfælkən/noun, verb2 syllables
Falcon means: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.
What does falcon mean?2
noun
1
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
verb
1
hunt with falcons“The tribes like to falcon in the desert”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Falcon in a sentence
- The eagle is a raptor, like the falcon and vulture.mailohilohi
- Three peregrine falcon chicks, high up in this tower, have become social media darlings.Hybrid
- Eagles, falcons and hawks are birds of prey.Hybrid
- Hawks, owls, falcons, and vultures are all considered birds of prey.Adelpa
- The peregrine falcon is a very fast bird.terrywallwork
- A pair of falcons nests on the roof.Hybrid
- Horus was often depicted as a falcon, or as a man with a falcon head.Hybrid
- A smart falcon hides its talons.Bah_Dure
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of falcon
as a noun
- plural
- falcons
as a verb
- third-person singular
- falcons
- present participle
- falconing
- past participle
- falconed
- past tense
- falconed