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HAWKS [18 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Falconidae.

OBS

The term "pigeon hawk" has been used for a long time in Canada, but is not in use any longer because the hawks do not belong to the family Falconidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

Key term(s)
  • taiga merlin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Falconidés.

OBS

faucon émerillon: nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Defence
CONT

Counter-drone technologies generally fall into two categories : detection and mitigation. Detection technologies include infrared devices to track heat signatures, radio frequency detection for signals from a drone's remote controller, and acoustic methods to recognize the unique sounds of drone motors. Mitigation technologies are those that can repel or intercept a drone. For example, interference signals can jam the communications between the drone and its operator. Other technologies can try to net the drone, shoot it down, or disable it using trained hawks.

Key term(s)
  • counter drone technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défense aérienne
CONT

La conférence présentera les dernières avancées en matière de technologies anti-drones, telles que les systèmes radars, les capteurs de radiofréquence (RF) et les systèmes de détection optique. Ces technologies visent à détecter, suivre et atténuer la menace que représentent les drones.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

... Deficit Hawk. Slang for someone who wants the government to keep the federal budget under control. Deficit hawks espouse some combination of increased taxes and decreased government spending to reduce the deficit. They believe that unsustainable federal deficits could lead to signficant long-term challenges for the economy and future generations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Budget des collectivités publiques

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird family comprising eagles, hawks and kites.

OBS

Accipitridae: There is no commun name for this family of birds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille d'oiseaux qui comprend les aigles, les buses et les éperviers.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

A small hollow spherical bell containing a free pellet and often attached to a hawk's leg.(Webster).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Petit grelot que l'on attache à la main de l'oiseau de vol au-dessus du nœud. (Grand Larousse au mot «sonnette»).

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
DEF

A dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite [considered as a] semiprecious gemstone.

CONT

Hawk's eye is a green, grey or blue variety of quartz that has parallel, fibrous inclusions of crocidolite that give it a greenish cat's eye effect(chatoyancy). This mineral has a silky luster. It looks a lot like tiger's eye, and often occurs with it in the same rock, but the internal structure is different.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Variété de quartz présentant des reflets chatoyants jaune-bleu, dus à la présence d'inclusions de crocidolite.

OBS

[Ce minéral] provient d'Afrique méridionale et est utilisé comme pierre d'ornement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Estudio de las gemas
DEF

Cuarzo que posee inclusiones de crocidolita sin oxidar de color azul grisáceo.

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Record 7 2012-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

Some Black Hawk models don’t need to land to refuel. They have an in-flight refueling probe. The probe allows the Black Hawks to refuel from a KC-130 tanker aircraft.

OBS

CF-18s often carry heavy munitions, which reduces the amount of fuel storage space. Inflight refuelling from tanker aircraft allows the Hornet to stay in the air longer before returning to base. The Hornet’s extendable probe plugs into a hose at the rear of the tanker. Refuelling takes only a few minutes, but requires close-formation flying and a high degree of concentration from the pilot.

Key term(s)
  • inflight refuelling boom
  • in-flight refueling boom
  • inflight refueling boom

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
OBS

Le CF-18 transporte souvent de lourdes munitions, ce qui réduit l'espace de stockage du carburant. Le ravitaillement en vol, assuré par des avions de ravitaillement, permet au Hornet de voler plus longtemps avant de devoir revenir à la base. La perche télescopique du Hornet se raccorde à un boyau à l'arrière de l'avion de ravitaillement. Le ravitaillement se fait en seulement quelques minutes, mais le pilote doit voler en formation serrée, ce qui exige une très grande concentration de sa part.

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

A public person who advocates or fervently supports military solutions to political problems and who has personally declined to take advantage of a significant opportunity to serve in uniform during wartime.

CONT

... it looks like the "chicken-hawks" are at it again. These people who were too chicken to go to war(or even serve in the military) become middle-aged hawks looking for an opportunity to send others to kill and be killed.

CONT

In England during World War I, as thousands were dying pointlessly in the trenches, pretty girls went around handing white feathers--a symbol of cowardice--to men who weren’t in uniform. The one group currently being handed white feathers who may deserve them are the so-called "war wimps" or "chicken hawks"--prominent Americans helping to spread war fever today who avoided service during Vietnam.

CONT

The general trump-it-all insult that the antiwar crowd aims at the pro-war crowd these days is a neat little portmanteau term that manages to impute, at once, cowardice, ignorance, selfishness, bloodlust (as long as the blood spills from others’ veins) and hypocrisy: "chicken hawk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Films
  • Cinematography
OBS

Story : A young woman(previously unkonwn model Tippi Hedren) goes to Bodega Bay, California, a small seaside village, to visit a man she just met and might be falling in love with(Rod Taylor). Unfortunately, her timing is rather poor, as she visits just as all the common, ordinary, everyday birds in the area decide to attack people en masse. We’re not talking about big scary eagles, vultures, condors, and hawks; we’re talking about crows, seagulls, sparrows, starlings, etc. They are coordinated, they are vicious and they are lethal. If that doesn’t sound possible, watch the movie. We never know why they did this, or how widespread the attack is, or why it eventually stops. That just adds to the suspense, as the people wouldn’t know those things either, if it were to actually occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de films
  • Cinématographie

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
OBS

Request for Air Displays by the Sky Hawks.... Requests for Foreign Parachute Team Participation.

Key term(s)
  • request for parachute team participation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Demandes visant la participation des Sky Hawks. [...] Les demandes de participation des équipes de parachutistes telles que la Golden Knights des É.-U., la Navy Seals des É.-U., la Red Knights du R.U., etc., doivent être présentées au Directeur - Politique et ressources (Terre) (DPRT/QGDN).

Key term(s)
  • demande de participation des équipes de parachutistes

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
OBS

An award presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to military aviation. It is a reminder of the Golden Hawks, a precision flying team formed in 1959, and disbanded since.

Key term(s)
  • Golden Hawks award

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
OBS

Prix décerné pour reconnaître une contribution exceptionnelle à l'aviation militaire au Canada. On fait allusion aux Golden Hawks, l'équipe de présentation aérienne, créée en 1959 et disparue depuis.

Spanish

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Record 12 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Birds
DEF

A covering, sometimes swollen, of the base of the upper mandible of the bill in some birds such as hawks, owls and parrots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Membrane recouvrant la base du bec de certains oiseaux.

CONT

Sa base [du bec] est recouverte de corne et parfois d'un renflement de peau nue, appelée cire, dans lequel débouchent les narines.

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

Soaring hawks of medium to large size, characterized by robust bodies, long, broad wings, and relatively short to medium-length fan-shaped tails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Rapaces planeurs de moyenne à grande taille, qui se distinguent par un corps robuste, des ailes longues et larges, et une queue en éventail courte ou moyenne.

Spanish

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Record 14 1998-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
OBS

Sabres used on the Golden Hawks aerobatic team belonged to the Sabre Transition Unit(later 1(Fighter) Operational Training Unit) of Canadian Forces Base Chatham, New Brunswick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
OBS

Une formation de Sabre, pilotée par l'équipe des Golden Hawks, électrisa par ses voltiges aériennes les foules qui ne sont pas prêtes d'oublier les prouesses de cet avion doré arborant de chaque côté le blason d'un faucon rouge et blanc.

OBS

Renseignements trouvés dans Internet.

Spanish

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Record 15 1997-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

Sky Hawks perform a six-way zipper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
OBS

figure de parachutisme exécutée par les Sky Hawks de la BFC Edmonton.

Spanish

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Record 16 1990-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
CONT

In the barber pole, two Sky Hawks interlock arms and spin, creating the illusion of a candy-striped pole falling towards the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
OBS

Il s'agit d'une figure qu'exécutent les parachutistes de la BFC Edmonton, les Sky Hawks, dans le cadre des démonstrations présentées.

OBS

Source : Service SVP, Ottawa.

Spanish

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Record 17 1990-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
CONT

In the diamond track, two Sky Hawks track in opposite directions, turn, then track towards each other, thereby creating a gigantic red diamond while hitting speeds greater than 300 km/h.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
OBS

Figure exécutée par les Sky Hawks (parachutistes de la BFC Edmonton) qui suivent leur entraînement au Perris Valley Skydiving Center, au sud de la Californie.

OBS

Source : Service SVP, Ottawa.

Spanish

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Record 18 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

Straps for hawk's bells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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