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American Eagle

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What does American Eagle mean?

noun

  1. Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle characterized by notable white head plumage, native to North America and national bird of the United States of America.

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The instrument had at its head the American eagle, which gave it the appearance at once of an authorized document.
Frederick DouglassCollected Articles of Frederick DouglassProject Gutenberg ebook #99
Hassel had his own invention, combined with a nose-protector; when spread out it reminded me of the American eagle.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
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(American eagle in the center.) That child had never seen a bill in his life!
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
So far, nearly every house is a low tavern; and on the bar-room walls, are coloured prints of Washington, and Queen Victoria of England, and the American Eagle.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
The great war touched children in many ways: I remember an engraved roster of names, headed by the words "Addams' Guard," and the whole surmounted by the insignia of the American eagle clutching many flags, which always hung in the family living-room.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325