falcon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: falcon	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for falcon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
falcon n diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight v hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falcon \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon, [?]. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. {Falchion}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of a family ({Falconid[91]}) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight. (b) Any species of the genus {Falco}, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. In the language of falconry, the female peregrine ({Falco peregrinus}) is exclusively called the falcon. --Yarrell. 2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon. {Chanting falcon}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Chanting}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Falcon, MO Zip code(s): 65470 Falcon, MS (town, FIPS 24180) Location: 34.39265 N, 90.25548 W Population (1990): 167 (68 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Falcon, NC (town, FIPS 22620) Location: 35.19440 N, 78.64858 W Population (1990): 216 (90 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)