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NOUN (1)

1. diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight;


VERB (1)

1. hunt with falcons;
- Example: "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. (Zool.) (a) One of a family (Falconid[ae]) 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. [1913 Webster] In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively called the falcon. --Yarrell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon. [1913 Webster] Chanting falcon. (Zool.) See under Chanting. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

falcon n 1: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight v 1: hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Falcon, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 328 Housing Units (2000): 102 Land area (2000): 1.249997 sq. miles (3.237477 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007164 sq. miles (0.018554 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.257161 sq. miles (3.256031 sq. km) FIPS code: 22620 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.192521 N, 78.648503 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Falcon, NC Falcon
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Falcon, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 317 Housing Units (2000): 99 Land area (2000): 0.392331 sq. miles (1.016132 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.392331 sq. miles (1.016132 sq. km) FIPS code: 24180 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 34.393365 N, 90.255811 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Falcon, MS Falcon