What does eagle mean?
Definitions for eagle
ˈi gəlea·gle
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Princeton's WordNet
eagle, bird of Jove(noun)
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
eagle(noun)
(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
eagle(noun)
a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
eagle(verb)
an emblem representing power
"the Roman eagle"
eagle, double birdie(verb)
shoot two strokes under par
"She eagled the hole"
eagle(verb)
shoot in two strokes under par
Wiktionary
eagle(Noun)
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Etymology: egle, from egle, from aigle, from aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from earn. More at erne.
eagle(Noun)
A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem
Etymology: egle, from egle, from aigle, from aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from earn. More at erne.
eagle(Noun)
A score of two under par for a hole.
Etymology: egle, from egle, from aigle, from aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from earn. More at erne.
eagle(Verb)
To score an eagle.
Etymology: egle, from egle, from aigle, from aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from earn. More at erne.
Eagle(ProperNoun)
The landing unit of Apollo 11.
Etymology: egle, from egle, from aigle, from aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from earn. More at erne.
Webster Dictionary
Eagle(noun)
any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik / imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle
Etymology: [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
Eagle(noun)
a gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars
Etymology: [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
Eagle(noun)
a northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila
Etymology: [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
Eagle(noun)
the figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people
Etymology: [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
Freebase
Eagle
Eagle is a common name for some members of the bird family Accipitridae; it belongs to several genera that are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than sixty species of eagles occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just eleven species can be found – two species in the United States and Canada, nine species in Central America and South America, and three species in Australia.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Eagle
ē′gl, n. a name given to many birds of prey in the family Falconidæ: a military standard carrying the figure of an eagle: a gold coin of the United States, worth ten dollars.—adjs. Ea′gle-eyed, Ea′gle-sight′ed, having a piercing eye: discerning; Ea′gle-flight′ed, mounting high.—ns. Ea′gle-hawk, a name applied to several eagles of comparatively small size; Ea′gle-owl, a genus of large owls, the largest in Europe; Ea′gle-stone, a variety of argillaceous oxide of iron occurring in egg-shaped masses; Ea′glet, a young or small eagle.—adj. Ea′gle-winged, having an eagle's wings.—ns. Ea′gle-wood, another name for agalloch or calambac; Spread′-ea′gle (see Spread). [O. Fr. aigle—L. aquila.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Eagle
the king of birds, and bird of Jove; was adopted by various nations as the emblem of dominant power, as well as of nobility and generosity; in Christian art it is the symbol of meditation, and the attribute of St. John; is represented now as fighting with a serpent, and now as drinking out of a chalice or a communion cup, to strengthen it for the fight.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
eagle
The insignia of the Romans, borrowed also by moderns, as Frederic of Prussia and Napoleon. Also, a gold coin of the United States, of the value of five dollars, or £1, 0s. 10d. sterling, at the average rate of exchange.
eagle
A punishment inflicted by seizing the offender by his arms and legs to the shrouds, and there leaving him for a specified time.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
eagle
In heraldry, is used as an emblem of magnanimity and fortitude. In the Roman armies the eagle was used as a military standard, and even previous to that time the Persians under Cyrus the Younger used the same military emblem. In modern times, France, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the United States have adopted the eagle as a national military symbol. The Austrian eagle is represented as double-headed.
Rap Dictionary
eagle(noun)
See Desert Eagle. A Gun
eagle(noun)
A Hip-Hop dance move which consists of a female going down on bent knees and flappin' her legs. As seen in Nelly's video Get Your Eagle On
Editors Contribution
eagle
A type of bird.
Eagles are a beautiful bird to observe flying high in the sky.
Submitted by MaryC on April 30, 2016
Etymology and Origins
Eagle
An inn sign, the cognisance of Queen Mary.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'eagle' in Nouns Frequency: #2022
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eagle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eagle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of eagle in a Sentence
These birds are talking a lot, and they have definitely perched in places where they can see Jack and Reetah, the two bald eagles in our Eagle Canyon habitat.
From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.
Most additions (this year) will be focused on the Permian, the No. 1 play right now ... No. 2 is going be the Eagle Ford.
At least you like to lose to a guy making eagle and doing something really special, i ca n’t hang my head. I thought I made that last putt there so that’s a little disappointing but I ’ll take a lot of positives out and see if I can get back in this position soon.
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
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- نسرArabic
- orelCzech
- ørnDanish
- AdlerGerman
- αετόςGreek
- agloEsperanto
- águilaSpanish
- عقابPersian
- kotkaFinnish
- aigleFrench
- iolarIrish
- ईगलHindi
- sasHungarian
- արծիվArmenian
- burung garudaIndonesian
- aquilaItalian
- נשרHebrew
- 鷲Japanese
- ಹದ್ದುKannada
- 독수리Korean
- aquilamLatin
- adelaarDutch
- ØrnNorwegian
- orzełPolish
- águiaPortuguese
- vulturRomanian
- орелRussian
- ÖrnSwedish
- கழுகுTamil
- డేగTelugu
- นกอินทรีย์Thai
- kartalTurkish
- орелUkrainian
- ایگلUrdu
- chim ưngVietnamese
- אָדלערYiddish
- 鷹Chinese
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