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eagle

/ˈiɡəl/

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What does eagle mean?

noun

  1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
  2. A score of two under par for a hole.

verb

  1. To score an eagle.
More meanings (21)

noun

  1. An Eagle Scout.
  2. An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.
  3. (historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
  4. (historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

proper noun

  1. The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.
  2. A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle.
  3. Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada.
  4. A village in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.
  5. A town, the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado.
  6. A city in Ada County, Idaho.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
  8. A township and village therein, in Clinton County, Michigan.
  9. A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
  10. A locality in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
  11. A town and hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.
  12. A census-designated place in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  13. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  14. A town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
  15. A town and village therein, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
  16. A number of other townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Minnesota, and Ohio (3), listed under Eagle Township.
  17. A village in Eagle and Swinethorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8767).

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IPA pronunciation

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Suddenly an eagle, tawny and of great size, sailed over the cleft in which she lay, across the arch of sky.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
I took one of his eagle feathers, thinking I would wear it the first time that I ever went upon the war-path.
Charles A. EastmanIndian BoyhoodProject Gutenberg ebook #337
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Thus he won the beautiful Indian princess who never tired of telling to her children the story of the big red eagle.
Zitkala-SaOld Indian LegendsProject Gutenberg ebook #338
An eagle, snatching a javelin from one of the guard, carried it aloft, and from thence let it fall into the sea.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
And the eel had twisted itself round the eagle, and the eagle had covered her eyes with the black films of death.
Padraic ColumThe King of Ireland's SonProject Gutenberg ebook #3495