bald eagle

American  

noun

• bald eagles
  plural

1. a large, fish-eating eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of the U.S. and Canada, having dark golden-brown back and wings, and white plumage on the head and tail in the adult: some recently endangered populations are now recovering.

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bald eagle British  

noun

1. a large eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus , of North America, having a white head and tail, a yellow bill, and dark wings and body. It is the US national bird

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bald eagles
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bald eagle

An Americanism dating back to 1680–90

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Example Sentences

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bald eagle

Xi received the full pageantry of a state visit: a 21-gun salute, a flyover of U.S. jet fighters and a stealth bomber and a gift in the form of a large bald eagle statue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Flappy Bill", a clone of the 2013 viral hit Flappy Bird sees players fly a bald eagle and dodging monuments from the National Mall.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

A game called "Flappy Bill" features a bald eagle carrying a document in its claws that tries to avoid smashing into columns of various heights, against a background that resembles Washington DC.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

With a bald eagle, fighter jets, Air Force One, the Beast and race cars roaring through the nation’s capital, Trump certainly didn’t send the celebration out quietly.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Out of the sky plunged a bald eagle.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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