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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fal•con /ˈfɔlkən, ˈfæl-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa bird of prey having long pointed wings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fal•con (fôl′kən, fal′-, fô′kən),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, esp. 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.
- [Falconry.]
- the female gyrfalcon.
- falcon-gentle.
- any bird of prey trained for use in falconry. Cf. tercel.
- a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.
- Military(cap.) a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
- Late Latin falcōn- (stem of falcō) hawk (said to be derivative of falx, stem falc- sickle, referring to the sicklelike talons)
- Anglo-French, Old French faucon
- 1200–50; Middle English fauco(u)n, falcon
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: falcon /ˈfɔːlkən; ˈfɔːkən/ n - 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
- any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game
- the female of such a bird
Compare tercel
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French faucon, from Late Latin falcō hawk, probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to Latin falx sickle |