eagle

[Ea·gle]

An eagle is a large bird that preys on smaller animals. Eagles, like hawks, are birds of prey, or raptors.

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Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali'91etus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysa'89tus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik ∨ imperialis); the American bald eagle (Hali'91etus 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.

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

Noun
an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle"

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a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

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

Verb
shoot in two strokes under par

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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.

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A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.

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A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.

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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.

Eagle

Ea"gle , n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.] 1. (Zo'94l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali'91etus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysa'89tus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik ∨ imperialis); the American bald eagle (Hali'91etus 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. (Astron.) 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.

&hand; 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 under Bold. -- Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. -- Eagle hawk (Zo'94l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus Morphnus. -- Eagle owl (Zo'94l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus), and the allied European species (B. maximus). See Horned owl. -- Eagle ray (Zo'94l.), any large species of ray of the genus Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila). -- Eagle vulture (Zo'94l.), a large West African bid (Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures.

Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali'91etus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysa'89tus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik ∨ imperialis); the American bald eagle (Hali'91etus 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.

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Usage Examples

Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.

First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds.