Definition of Eagle

1. Noun. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.


2. Verb. Shoot two strokes under par. "She eagled the hole"
Exact synonyms: Double Birdie
Category relationships: Golf, Golf Game
Generic synonyms: Shoot

3. Noun. (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole.
Category relationships: Golf, Golf Game
Generic synonyms: Score

4. Verb. Shoot in two strokes under par.
Category relationships: Golf, Golf Game
Generic synonyms: Hit, Rack Up, Score, Tally

5. Noun. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars.
Generic synonyms: Coin

6. Noun. An emblem representing power. "The Roman eagle"
Generic synonyms: Allegory, Emblem

Definition of Eagle

1. n. Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik or imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus 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.

Definition of Eagle

1. to score an eagle (two strokes under par) on a hole in golf [v EAGLED, EAGLING, EAGLES]

Medical Definition of Eagle

1. 1. Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, especially. 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 or 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. 2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. 3. A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila. 4. 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. "Though the Roman eagle shadow thee." (Tennyson) Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. Bald eagle. See Bald eagle. Bold eagle. See Bold. Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. Eagle hawk, a large West African bid (Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures. Origin: OE. Egle, F. Aigle, fr. L. Aquila; prob. Named from its colour, fr. Aquilus dark-coloured, brown; cf. Lith. Aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eagle

eadish
eadishes
Eadweard Muybridge
Eadwig
eager
eager
eagerer
eagerest
eagerly
eagerness
eagerness
eagernesses
eagers
eager beaver
eagle (current term)
eagle (current term)
Eagle's basal medium
Eagle's minimum essential medium
Eagle-Barrett syndrome
eagle-eyed
eagled
eagles
eagless
eaglestone
eaglet
eaglet
eaglets
eaglewood
eaglewood
eaglewoods

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