Definition of Bate
the action of a hawk beating its wings to attempt a takeoff from its perch
Examples of Bate in a sentence
A baby hawk will have to bate furiously to lift its tiny body out of its nest and into the air for the first time. 🔊
In falconry, a hawk will bate to take off from the arm of its trainer only when it is commanded to do so. 🔊
A strong gust of wind disturbed the resting hawk and made it bate in an attempt to leave its perch and fly. 🔊
A hawk is said to ‘bate’ when it beats its wings in an attempt to takeoff from a perch, whether that perch is its nest or the arm of its trainer. 🔊
While the term ‘bate’ is often used to refer to hawks, nearly all birds do this when they flap their wings to catch a gust of wind and leave their perch. 🔊
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