goshawk
noun
gos·hawk
| \ ˈgäs-ˌhȯk
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Definition of goshawk
: any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings
especially
: a large accipiter (Accipiter gentilis) of the northern hemisphere that is grayish-blue above with a barred white-and-gray underside and has a white stripe above and behind the eye
Examples of goshawk in a Sentence
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A few years back, my friend Stephanie was walking in the woods near Walden Pond when a goshawk attacked her from a treetop and got tangled in her hair. — BostonGlobe.com, "Letters to the editor of the Boston Globe Magazine," 20 Apr. 2018 Not surprisingly, the falcons were gone, but a goshawk came off the rocks next to the nest and spun off down canyon. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "Warm weather, abundant rodents make for happy raptors," 9 Jan. 2018 As physicist and co-author Suzanne Amador Kane of Haverford College explains, goshawks predominately use two pursuit strategies. — Nick Stockton, WIRED, "Science Graphic of the Week: Raptor’s-Eye View of the Hunt," 22 Jan. 2015 A large raptor flushed in deep woods — perhaps a goshawk? — Murray Carpenter, New York Times, "Touring Maine’s Newest — and Largest — Parcel of Federal Land," 31 Oct. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'goshawk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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