hawk-eye

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Hawk-Eye¹

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From hawk + eye, a reference to the bird of prey's noted eyesight.

proper noun

  1. A system, using six static television cameras and sophisticated computing, to track the path of the ball in flight.

hawk-eye²

noun hawk-eyes · hawkeye

  1. A person with keen eyesight or one who is especially observant.
  2. US A native or inhabitant of Iowa.

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@misc{hawk_eye_2026,
  title = {hawk-eye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawk-eye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}