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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ea•gle /ˈigəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa large, powerful, broad-winged bird having a large bill and claws to catch its prey.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ea•gle (ē′gəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling. n. - Birdsany 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. Cf. 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.
- Militaryone 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.
- Currency(cap.) a gold coin of the U.S., 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.
- Currencya former gold coin of the U.S., issued until 1933, equal to 10 dollars, showing an eagle on its reverse.
- Sport[Golf.]a score of two below par for any single hole.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Aquila.
- Games[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.
v.t. - Sport[Golf.]to make an eagle on (a hole).
- Latin aquila, noun, nominal use of feminine of aquilus dark-colored
- Anglo-French, Old French egle, aigle
- Middle English egle 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eagle /ˈiːɡəl/ n - any of various birds of prey of the genera Aquila, Harpia, etc, having large broad wings and strong soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
Related adjective(s): aquiline - a representation of an eagle used as an emblem, etc, esp representing power: the Roman eagle
- a standard, seal, etc, bearing the figure of an eagle
- a score of two strokes under par for a hole
- a former US gold coin worth ten dollars: withdrawn from circulation in 1934
vb - to score two strokes under par for a hole
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French aigle, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila, perhaps from aquilus dark |