eagle
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈiːɡəl//
- /[ˈɪi̯ɡəl] ~ [ˈɪi̯ɡl̩]/
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
noun
- 1
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
I, I go my own way I swim against the stream Forever I will fight the pοwers that be The eagle flies alone
- 2
historicalA gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- 3
historicalA 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
- 4
A score of two under par for a hole.
I got an eagle in the third hole.
Etymology
From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.
verb
- 1
To score an eagle.
Forms
- plural
- eagles
- past tense
- eagled
- past participle
- eagled
- present participle
- eagling
- third person singular
- eagles
eagle · Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
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