eagle
See also: Eagle
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːɡəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːɡəl
Noun
eagle (plural eagles)
- Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- (heraldry) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
- (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.
Derived terms
terms derived from the carnivorous bird
- American eagle
- bald eagle
- double-headed eagle
- eagle-eye, eagle-eyed
- eaglehawk
- eagle owl
- Eagle Pass
- Eagle River
- Eagle Scout
- eaglestone
- eaglet
- fish eagle
terms derived from U.S. coin
Translations
any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae
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a gold coin with a face value of $10.00
Verb
eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)
Further reading
Eagle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡl/
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