raptor
pronunciation
How to pronounce raptor in British English:
UK [ˈræptə(r)]
How to pronounce raptor in American English:
US [ˈræptɚ]
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- Noun:
- any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
Word Origin
- raptor (n.)
- c. 1600, "ravisher, abductor," from Latin raptor "a robber, plunderer, abductor, ravisher," agent noun from past participle stem of rapere "to seize" (see rapid). Ornithological use is from 1873 (1823 in Latin plural Raptores).
Example
- 1. Nor is increment 3.1 the last planned raptor upgrade .
- 2. 5th Generation fighter t-50 pak fa is our response to the american raptor .
- 3. The raptor suffers other , serious limitations , that haven 't been widely reported .
- 4. For the raptor 's backers , the advanced fighter is key to continuing american military dominance over potential competitors like russia and china .
- 5. Nothing says american power like an f-22 raptor fighter jet , so why not invest in the u.s. defense industry ?