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

genitive

Aquilae

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

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Aquila ¹ 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 ² 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 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

Last week, the US announced that it had boarded and inspected the Aquila II, which US forces had "tracked and hunted" to the Indian Ocean.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

This week, U.S. forces seized the Aquila II. It was loaded with Venezuelan oil at the time but had previously transported Russian crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

The "Tawny Eagle" there figured might be a young Imperial of, say, two months old; while Aquila culleni, so far as colour is concerned, would do duty for the same bird at two years.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.