broad-winged hawk

[ brawd-wingd ]

/ ˈbrɔdˌwɪŋd /

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noun

an American hawk, Buteo platypterus, dark brown above and white barred with rufous below.

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Origin of broad-winged hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby broad-winged hawk

broadtail, broadus, Broadview Heights, Broadway, broadwife, broad-winged hawk, brob, Brobdingnag, Brobdingnagian, Broca, brocade

How to use broad-winged hawk in a sentence

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The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
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Our time is so vastly different in its particulars that the parallels work only in broad strokes.
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Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.
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The protests so far have relied on a small group of core organizing bodies to harness broad but diffuse support.
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His strong legs and his broad, spade-like feet helped to make him a fine swimmer.
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This gave the house a very cheerful appearance, as if it were constantly on a broad grin.
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And now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.
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The embankment or road-bed was commenced by gigantic piling, and is very broad and substantial.
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Since Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
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