Falcon

Date "falcon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Etymology: Falcon \Fal"con\, noun. [from Old English expression faucon, faucoun, Old French faucon, falcon. Faucon, from Late Latin expression falco, perhaps from Latin falx, falcis, sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Compare to Falchion.]. (Websters 1913)

Dream Interpretation

Literature

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FALCON

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Thief

Spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder; harpy, shark, land shark, falcon, mosstrooper, bushranger, Bedouin, brigand, freebooter, bandit, thug, dacoit; pirate, corsair, viking, Paul Jones, buccaneer, buccanier; piqueerer, pickeerer; rover, ranger, privateer, filibuster; rapparee, wrecker, picaroon; smuggler, poacher; abductor, badger, bunko man, cattle thief, chor, contrabandist, crook, hawk, holdup man, hold-up, jackleg, kidnaper, rustler, cattle rustler, sandbagger, sea king, skin, sneak thief, spieler, strong-arm man.

Crosswords: Falcon

Don't hurt him, Falcon! (Stuart Little 2; writing credit: E.B. White; Douglas Wick)

There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

Do you know how a falcon is trained my dear? (The Masque of the Red Death; writing credit: Charles Beaumont; R. Wright Campbell)

Like Falcon Crest. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

You will be mine, like my dog, or my horse, or my falcon, except that I shall love you more--and trust you less. (The Ten Commandments; writing credit: J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon)

Fowled Up Falcon (1960)

The Adventures of Falcon (1955)

A Date with the Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Khyber Falcon (1932)

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References

• Falcon Cycle Parts Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Falcon Gold Zimbabwe Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Falcon Products, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• R&B Falcon Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Silver Wolf, Black Falcon (reference)

• The Falcon (reference)

• The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery (reference)

• Young Men of Falcon (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Maltese Falcon (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• The Falcon And The Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Bushnell Falcon 10x50 Wide Angle Binoculars (reference)

• Falcon 4.0 (reference)

• FALCON EXPONENT Laser Printer Cleaning Sheets (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Fantom FC250 Falcon Canister Vac (reference)

• Fantom XFH250 Genuine Fantom HEPA Filter for Falcon (reference)

• Milwaukee 5369-1 3/4" Falcon Heavy Duty SDS Rotary Hammer--plus Free Football, a $19.99 Value (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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Cross on Observation Hill erected as memorial to Robert Falcon Scott.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Robert Falcon Scott's Hut Point Shelter at McMurdo Station.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Statue of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott along the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The old entrance to Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England. The bust of Robert Falcon Scott is evident in this picture.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Memorial to Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Water color by Edward Wilson of leopard seal pursuing penguins. Wilson was a member of the ill-fated Robert Falcon Scott expedition.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Banding Peregrine Falcon chicksBirds of Prey ResearchBirds of Prey National Conservation AreaBOPOwyhee Field OfficeLSRDLower Snake River District.Credit: Barry Rose.

Prairie Falcon chickBirds of Prey National Conservation AreaBOP NCAOwyhee Field OfficeLSRDLower Snake River District.Credit: Barry Rose.

Far shot of Falcon diving. Lakeview District.Credit: Terry Spivey.

Cow elk and Falcon pictographs near Burns, Oregon.Credit: Mark Armstrong.

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Madeleine raised his head, met the falcon eye of Javert still fixed upon him, looked at the immovable peasants, and smiled sadly.

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Business

It has sold 72 Falcon and 245 business aircraft over the last three years. (references)

Dassault Aviation, the leader in Europe, is the only French manufacturer of business jets, particularly because of its Falcon 2000, the company's top seller. (references)

Before the PLDT buy-out in June 1999, Home Cable had a technical tie-up with Falcon Cable, the 10th largest cable company in the U.S. operating out of Los Angeles, California. (references)

Economic History

Egypt

Egyptian Air Force: ongoing technical support, maintenance support and spare parts for C-130's, F-4's, F-16's, E2-C's, CH-47's, Falcon Business Jets, Apaches, and Black Hawks. (references)

Worker Rights

Venezuela

Labor law and practice are the same in the sole export processing zone, located in Punto Fijo, Falcon state, as in the rest of the country. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

A falcon

1. Falcon, MO
Zip Code(s): 65470
Country: USA

2. 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)
Country: USA

3. 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)
Country: USA