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Definitions for Falcon

[1] 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.
[2] Falconry . the female gyrfalcon. falcon-gentle. any bird of prey trained for use in falconry. Compare tercel.
[3] a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Military . a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
[5] 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
[6] any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game the female of such a bird Compare tercel Related adjective: falconine
[7] a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries

Words nearby Falcon

falciform, falciform ligament, falciform ligament of liver, falciform process, falciparum malaria, falcon, falcon-gentle, falconer, falconet, falconiform, falconine

Origin of Falcon

1200–50; Middle English fauco(u)n, falcon < Anglo-French, Old French faucon < Late Latin falcōn- (stem of falcō ) hawk (said to be derivative of falx, stem falc- sickle, referring to the sicklelike talons)

Other words from Falcon

fal·co·nine [fawl -kuh -nahyn, -nin, fal -, faw -kuh -] /ˈfɔl kəˌnaɪn, -nɪn, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kə-/ , adjective
fal·co·noid , adjective

Word origin for Falcon

C13: from Old French faucon , from Late Latin falcō hawk, probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to Latin falx sickle