Aquila
1 Americannoun
noun
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Aquilae
genitive
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Aquila
from Latin: eagle
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It is located in the constellation Aquila near Altair, one of the well-known stars that forms the Summer Triangle.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Aquila Power Catamarans switched from four motors to two to propel some of its boats, saving space on the back end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The defence department said it "tracked and hunted" the Aquila II from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, thousands of miles away.
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
Our next map shows Cygnus, a constellation especially remarkable for the large and striking figure that it contains, called the Northern Cross, Aquila the Eagle, the Dolphin, and the little asterisms Sagitta and Vulpecula.
From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Garrett Putman Serviss
"The brightest star in the image in the middle is Kappa Aquilae, magnitude 5.9 and the limit of naked-eye visibility from a very dark location," explained Mr Hopkins.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2013
The United Planets Cruiser C-57-D, soaring along on its quanto-gravitetic hyperdrive, is more than a year out from Earth Base on a special mission to the planetary system of Alpha Aquilae.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1918 Nova Aquilae became the brightest star in the night sky, but it started from below the eleventh magnitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
Latitude by a Aquilae 17 degrees 21 minutes 20 seconds; variation of compass 5 degrees 15 minutes east. 19th September.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Augustus Charles Gregory
Latitude by a Aquilae 17 degrees 18 minutes 5 seconds.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Augustus Charles Gregory
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