goshawk
pronunciation
How to pronounce goshawk in British English:
UK [ˈgɒshɔ:k]
How to pronounce goshawk in American English:
US [ˈgɑshɔk]
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- Noun:
- large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Word Origin
- goshawk
- goshawk: see goose
- goshawk (n.)
- large type of hawk flown at geese, Old English goshafoc, literally "goose-hawk," from gos "goose" (see goose (n.)) + hafoc "hawk" (see hawk (n.)). Compare Old Norse gashaukr.
Example
- 1. The world champion angry bird , though , may well be the goshawk , a large raptor with needle-sharp talons that breeds in northern regions .
- 2. And because weissensee is such a deep forest , ornithologists doing serious birds of prey research show up to climb its trees and count the number of goshawk fledglings in cemetery nests .
- 3. Somebody loves busy working day and night the swallow , somebody loves combat wind goshawk spiraling , while I was like smart lovely small sparrows .