windhover
[ wind-huhv-er, -hov- ]
/ ˈwɪndˌhʌv ər, -ˌhɒv- /
noun
the kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.
Words nearby windhover
windflaw,
windflower,
windgall,
windham,
windhoek,
windhover,
windies,
windigo,
winding,
winding drum,
winding frame
Example sentences from the Web for windhover
The kestrel or windhover acts in quite a different fashion to the sparrow-hawk.
Poachers and Poaching |John WatsonAs illustrating a remarkable quality of flight, the case of the kestrel or windhover may be taken.
Poachers and Poaching |John WatsonBut the greatest of all exponents in the art of hovering is the kestrel, known also, for this very reason, as the “windhover.”
Birds in Flight |W. P. Pycraft