gier-eagle

[ jeer-ee-guhl ]

/ ˈdʒɪərˌi gəl /

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noun

a bird, probably the Egyptian vulture, regarded as unclean. Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:17.

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Origin of gier-eagle

First recorded in 1605–15; gier (from German Geier “vulture”) + eagle

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.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The exercise, called Anatolian Eagle, was conducted well out of sight of the wars raging in Syria and Iraq.
The Secret NATO-Turkey War Game for ISIS|Clive Irving|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These Tumblrs have both gone viral, but New York subway cars are still full of men sitting spread eagle across three seats.
Online Shaming Gives Creeps the Spotlight They Deserve|Samantha Allen|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As for the other two famous images, the blood eagle and the berserker—those are the result of mistranslations.
How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation|William O’Connor|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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