English Explanatory Dictionary

eagle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
  2. A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
  3. A 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.
verb
  1. To score an eagle.
name
  1. The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle.
  2. Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A village in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.
  5. A town, the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado.
  6. A city in Ada County, Idaho.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
  8. A township and village therein, in Clinton County, Michigan.
  9. A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
  10. A locality in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
  11. A town and hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.
  12. A census-designated place in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
noun
  1. An Eagle Scout.
  2. An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːɡəl/ [ˈɪi̯ɡəl] ~ [ˈɪi̯ɡl̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eagle.wav en-us-eagle.ogg /ˈiɡəl/

Word forms

eagle eagles eagling eagled the Eagle

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.

Synonyms

erne broadwing

Related words

crockard leonine mitre pollard rosary scalding steeping

Derived words

African crowned eagle African fish eagle American eagle bald eagle bateleur eagle blood eagle booted eagle buzzard-eagle changeable hawk-eagle Chilean eagle crested hawk-eagle crowned eagle deagle double-headed eagle eagle dad eagle dance eagle eye eagle-eye eagle-eyed eagle freak eagle-hawk eaglehawk Eagleland eaglelike eagle owl eagle-owl Eagle Pass eagle ray Eagle River Eagle Rock Eagle Scout eagle shark eagleship eaglesque eagless eagle-stone eaglestone eagle stone eaglet eastern imperial eagle Eurasian eagle owl fish eagle fishing eagle gier-eagle gier eagle golden eagle greater spotted eagle Haast's eagle harpy eagle hawk-eagle iron eaglelesser spotted eagle Madagascan fish eagle Madagascar fish eagle Madagascar sea-eagle martial eagle Mexican eagle monkey-eating eagle Philippine eagle quarter eagle red-backed sea-eagle

Translations

French: aigle Galician: aguia Swedish: örn
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