Definitions
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- noun In
falconry , abird of prey of thebuzzard oreagle type, that haslong wings and longflight feathers .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Like Skandranon, he was of the broadwing variety, hawklike rather than falconiform, but he was huskier than Skandranon.
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Like Skandranon, he was of the broadwing variety, hawklike rather than falconiform, but he was huskier than Skandranon.
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These idiots in Sixth Wing don't know how to train anyone who isn't a musclebound broadwing, that's their problem!
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She looked around for the second 'makaar, " but the broadwing had followed the example of most makaar left to face a gryphon alone, and had fled the scene, his ribbon and his 'life" intact.
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Since he was a broadwing, cupping enough air to stop should not be a problem, but the speed was going to be a critical factor.
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The broadwing grunted a little and flexed his talons, as if he'd like to set them into the hide of a certain commander.
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But as the broadwing pumped frantically to evade her, she shot past him completely, ignoring him!
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All of them listened intently to what the broadwing had to say, necks stretched out, and heads cocked a little to one side.
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A broadwing couldn't have pulled this off; nor could a broadwing have used foreclaws as cleverly as she did, snipping the wire net free with special scissors, then cutting the ropes holding Aubri down with a heavy knife she had already used once to good effect.
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The broadwing hit the release on the doorway, and rammed it with his shoulder, tumbling through as the panel gave way.
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