falcon: meaning and definitions

Any of various birds of prey of the family Falconidae and especially of the genus Falco, having a short, curved beak and long, pointed, powerful wings adapted for swift flight.

Any of several birds of these or related species, such as hawks, trained to hunt small game.

A female bird of this type used in falconry.

A small cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.