Aquila
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Aquila
from Latin: eagle
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Its corners are marked by Vega in the constellation of Lyra, the Harp, Altair in Aquila, the Eagle and Deneb in Cygnus, the Swan.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Before the Aquila II was captured for its Caribbean exploits, it was already on American authorities’ radar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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 Greek translation of the book which is now found in the Septuagint was probably made by Aquila.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
"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
In 1918 Nova Aquilae became the brightest star in the night sky, but it started from below the eleventh magnitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Latitude by a Aquilae 17 degrees 25 minutes 50 seconds. 23rd September.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles
Latitude by a Aquilae 17 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds. 26th August.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles
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