Definitions for eagle
ˈi gəlea·gle

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eagle, bird of Jove(noun)

   any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

2. eagle(noun)

   (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

3. eagle(noun)

   a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

4. eagle(verb)

   an emblem representing power

   "the Roman eagle"

5. eagle, double birdie(verb)

   shoot two strokes under par

   "She eagled the hole"

6. eagle(verb)

   shoot in two strokes under par

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. eagle(Verb)

   To score an eagle.

   Etymology: egle, from egle, from aigle, from aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from earn. More at erne.

5. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eagle(noun)

   See Desert Eagle. A Gun

2. 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(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Eagle

   An inn sign, the cognisance of Queen Mary.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'eagle' in Nouns Frequency: #2022

Anagrams for eagle »

1. aglee

How to pronounce eagle?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eagle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eagle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of eagle in a Sentence

1. Helen Keller:

   As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.

2. Vikrant Parsai:

   Putting wings on your body can’t make you an eagle.

3. The IEA:

   Oil's price collapse is closing down high-cost production from Eagle Ford in Texas to Russia and the North Sea.

4. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   Critics do not determine how high an eagle flies.

5. Photographer Kevin Ebi:

   To my surprise, the scene was even more dramatic than I expected. I thought the fox would drop the rabbit, giving the eagle an easy dinner, instead, the fox, with its jaw still clenched on the rabbit, inadvertently got snagged by the bald eagle. The eagle lifted the young fox and rabbit into the sky triggering an even more dramatic struggle.

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