5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: falcon n : diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight v : hunt with falcons; "The Arabs like to falcon in the desert" 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) From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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
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