falcon
Hooded hunting bird
A falcon is a bird of prey with long pointed wings and a hooked beak, built for speed and aerial hunting.
Falcons dive on prey from above, sometimes reaching extraordinary velocities—the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on Earth.
Falconry is the ancient practice of training these birds to hunt.
The word extends to various related raptors and appears in sports team names.
Roaming, or a falcon
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
- merlinSmall northern falcon
- sakerLarge Old World falcon
- hobbyRecreational leisure activity
caracara · talons · beak · plumage · wingspan · feathers · aerie · eyrie
Roaming, or a falcon
- stoopSmall entry porch
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
swift · fastest · terminal velocity · freefall · acceleration · streamlined · agility · maneuverability
Small entry porch
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- preyAnimal being hunted
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- chaseRapid following of quarry
swoop · ambush · kill · game · fowling · flush · quarry · pigeon
Falconry leg strap
- hoodAttached head covering
- gauntletProtective armored handwear
- mewsStable row turned residences
- lureThing that tempts
bells · leash · bating · block · weathering · hack · manning · anklet
peregrine
Roaming, or a falcon
hobby · caracara · talons · beak · plumage · wingspan · feathers · aerie · eyrie · soaring
peregrine
Roaming, or a falcon
aerodynamic · swift · fastest · terminal velocity · freefall · acceleration · streamlined · agility · maneuverability · pursuit
stoop
Small entry porch
chase · swoop · ambush · kill · game · fowling · flush · quarry · pigeon · partridge
jess
Falconry leg strap
lure · bells · leash · bating · block · weathering · hack · manning · anklet · cadge
crest
Highest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- nobilityTitled ruling class
chivalry · shield · blazon · escutcheon · rampant · displayed · belled · hooded · lure · royalty
eyesight
Visual perception capacity
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- keennessSharpness of perception
fovea · perception · binocular · focus · clarity · spotting · distance · precision · telescopic · ultraviolet
falconvulture
Carrion-eating raptor
condor · scavenger · turkey vulture · black vulture · hyena
- Millennium FalconCorellian freighter spacecraft
- peregrine falconsSwift, diving hunting birds
- Atlanta FalconsGeorgia's NFL franchise
- The Maltese Falcon
- Maltese FalconNoir about coveted statuette
- Ford FalconCompact automobile line