Aquila

¹ American  

[ak-wuh-luh, ah-kwee-lah] / ˈæk wə lə, ˈɑ kwi lɑ /

noun

1. a city in central Italy.

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Aquila ² American  

[uh-kwil-uh, ak-wuh-luh] / əˈkwɪl ə, ˈæk wə lə /

noun

1. the Eagle, a northern constellation south of Cygnus, containing the bright star Altair.

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Aquila ¹ British  

/ ˈækwɪlə, əˈkwɪlə /

noun

1. a constellation lying in the Milky Way close to Cygnus and situated on the celestial equator. The brightest star is Altair

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Aquila ² British  

/ ˈækwɪlə, ˈaːkwila /

noun

1. Official name: Aquila degli Abruzzi.  a city in central Italy, capital of Abruzzi region. Pop: 68 503 (2001)

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Aquila Scientific  

/ ăk′wə-lə /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Hercules. Aquila (the Eagle) contains the bright star Altair.

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Etymology

Origin of Aquila

from Latin: eagle

Example Sentences

The Aquila II loaded nearly 1 million barrels of merey crude at Venezuela’s Jose terminal on Dec. 6, according to Lloyd’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

US officials said the ship - named Aquila II - was operating in defiance of a US "quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

On Thursday, the juvenile court of nearby Aquila suspended the couple's parental responsibility and ordered the transfer of the children to a protective home with their mother.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Remarkably, this black hole is also extremely close to us -- at a mere 2000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, it is the second-closest known black hole to Earth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

He had pressed on from Aquila, and was uneasy about the loyalty of that stronghold in his rear.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.