ALL meanings of falcon
fal·con
F f - noun falcon 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. 1
- noun falcon Falconry. the female gyrfalcon. falcon-gentle. any bird of prey trained for use in falconry. Compare tercel. 1
- noun falcon a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century. 1
- noun falcon (initial capital letter) Military. a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads. 1
- noun falcon bird of prey 1
- noun falcon A diurnal bird of prey with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving on it from above. 1
- countable noun falcon A falcon is a bird of prey that can be trained to hunt other birds and animals. 0
- noun falcon 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 0
- noun falcon any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game 0
- noun falcon the female of such a bird 0
- noun falcon a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries 0
- noun falcon any bird of prey trained to hunt and kill small game: in falconry the female is called a falcon, the male a tiercel 0
- noun falcon any of various birds of prey (family Falconidae), with long, pointed wings and a short, curved, notched beak 0
- noun falcon a small cannon used from the 15th to the 17th cent. 0
- noun falcon Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey. 0
- noun falcon A female such bird, a male being a tiercel. 0
- noun falcon A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet. 0
- verb falcon To hunt with a falcon or falcons. 0