eagle

[ ee-guhl ]

/ ˈi gəl /

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noun

any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.

a figure or representation of an eagle, much used as an emblem: the Roman eagle.

a standard, seal, or the like bearing such a figure.

one of a pair of silver insignia in the shape of eagles with outstretched wings worn by a colonel in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and by a captain in the U.S. Navy.

Eagle, a gold coin of the United States, traded for investment, available in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 dollars containing 1/10 to 1 troy ounce of gold, having on its reverse a picture of an eagle: first issued in 1986.

a former gold coin of the United States, issued until 1933, equal to 10 dollars, showing an eagle on its reverse.

Golf. a score of two below par for any single hole.

Eagle, Astronomy. the constellation Aquila.

Cards.

a representation in green of an eagle, used on playing cards to designate a suit in the pack additional to the four standard suits.
a card of a suit so designated.
eagles, the suit itself.

verb (used with object), ea·gled, ea·gling.

Golf. to make an eagle on (a hole).

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Origin of eagle

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English egle, from Anglo-French, Old French egle, aigle, from Latin aquila, noun use of feminine of aquilus “dark-colored”

Words nearby eagle

Eagan, eager, eager beaver, eagerly, eagerness, eagle, eagle eye, eagle-eyed, eagle-hawk, eagle owl, Eagle Pass

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How to use eagle in a sentence

The officer’s dress hat from the early 1900s had an eagle embroidered in gold on the crown, and golden oak leaves on the peak.
Army museums have tens of thousands of artifacts. They’re looking to downsize.|Michael Ruane|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Raptors, such as eagles, hawks or owls, are at risk of eating contaminated prey if people put out poison for rats or other pests.
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Without any kind of hint menu or way to highlight items in the proximity, much like eagle vision in “Assassin’s Creed,” you end up fumbling around for way too long, feeling frustrated.
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She established an eagle sanctuary at her amusement park, Dollywood, because one time she got to worrying about bald eagles.
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Visiting one and inserting the eagle emblem into it causes the top of its roof to light up.
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Also in Germany, he made The Mountain Eagle, which was set, Hitchcock recalled, “in Old Kentucky, wherever that might be.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.
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The exercise, called Anatolian Eagle, was conducted well out of sight of the wars raging in Syria and Iraq.
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These Tumblrs have both gone viral, but New York subway cars are still full of men sitting spread eagle across three seats.
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As for the other two famous images, the blood eagle and the berserker—those are the result of mistranslations.
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We always think of “eagle” when we think of “swoop,” but we do not often think of “swoop” when we think of “eagle.”
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Thus once again was Siyes' saying proved correct: "He is a blackbird who thinks himself an eagle."
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
When I came to serve the dessert Sally was watching me with her eagle eye and her mouth watering.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for eagle

eagle

/ (ˈiːɡəl) /

noun

any of various birds of prey of the genera Aquila, Harpia, etc, having large broad wings and strong soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)See also golden eagle, harpy eagle, sea eagle Related adjective: aquiline

a representation of an eagle used as an emblem, etc, esp representing powerthe Roman eagle

a standard, seal, etc, bearing the figure of an eagle

golf a score of two strokes under par for a hole

a former US gold coin worth ten dollars: withdrawn from circulation in 1934

the shoulder insignia worn by a US full colonel or equivalent rank

verb

golf to score two strokes under par for a hole

Word Origin for eagle

C14: from Old French aigle, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila, perhaps from aquilus dark

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