American eagle

noun

1. the bald eagle, especially as depicted on the great seal of the U.S.

American eagle

noun

1. the bald eagle, esp when depicted as the national emblem of the US

Word History and Origins

Origin of American eagle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

At least one of them was stabbed with a flagpole topped by an American eagle.

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"It's an American eagle and it's my father's," she said.

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The lasting images were of a dark American eagle pitted against a bright red Chinese dragon and of ping-pong tables symbolizing both diplomacy and the quest for superiority.

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Exercise Cobra Gold’s official 2023 uniform patch displays a drawing of a white American eagle, with a stars-and-stripes breast shield, standing on a tiny Earth’s North Pole.

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The goal was to continue China’s beneficial trading, scientific and technological exchange relationships with the United States and lull the American eagle to sleep.

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