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Meanings of war hawk in English

Spanish
halcón

An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations.

halcón
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Examples for "hawk"
Examples for "hawk"
1
This was not the common hawk's-day fair that came once a week.
Chaosbound
2
Once the hawk, by chance, flew in the face of the coyote.
History of California
3
At another time he talks of 'hawk' regularly descending over the gorge.
Full Circle
4
He had half the crow and hawk nests in the swamp located.
Freckles
5
The great hawk smiled proudly and the sparrow was allowed to escape.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
Usage of war hawk in English
1
An Iraq war hawk and leading neoconservative, Bolton has an ideological axe to grind.
The Guardian
2
And if you are looking for a war hawk, well, he can do that too.
Ebony
3
Nguyen was a war hawk.
Caliban's War
4
Progressive groups have lobbied intensely for the agreement, promising to block donations to any " war hawk" who opposes it.
Reuters
5
Then there are more hilarious albeit still menacing real-life characters like John McCain, a war hawk if there ever were one.
Ebony
6
If the cursed man-o'- war hawks and boobies hadn't been here before me I'd have got the whole lot.
By Reef and Palm
7
The " war hawks" of the South and West called loudly for the speedy invasion and capture of Canada as a means of punishing England.
The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor
8
"Agrarian cupidity, not maritime right, wages this war ," insisted John Randolph of Roanoke, the chief opponent of the " war hawks" in Congress.
The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor
Translations for war hawk
Spanish
halcón