eagle

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noun

ea·​gle ˈē-gəl 

1

: any of various large diurnal birds of prey (family Accipitridae) noted for their strength, size, keenness of vision, and powers of flight

2

a

: the eagle-bearing standard of the ancient Romans

b

: one of a pair of eagle-bearing silver insignia of rank worn by a military colonel or a navy captain

3

: a gold coin of the U.S. bearing an eagle on the reverse and usually having a value of ten dollars

4

: a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole compare birdie

5

capitalized [Fraternal Order of Eagles] : a member of a major fraternal order

eagle

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verb

eagled; eagling ˈē-g(ə-)liŋ 

transitive verb

: to score an eagle on (a golf hole)

Examples of eagle in a Sentence

Noun

She made an eagle on the fourth hole.

She made eagle on the fourth hole.

Verb

She eagled the fourth hole.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The image of Madigan, a famously Irish Southwest Sider, as a monumental desert colossus with the head of a human, body of a lion and wings of an eagle brought some levity to an otherwise quick, cut-and-dried day of testimony in Madigan’s trial, which is now in its 10th week. —Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024

The elder Hernandez is famous for several murals, including the Black Wonder Woman mural in 1981 and the Mural of Peace featuring an eagle and dove seen off Interstate 94/43 in Walker's Point. —La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024

Verb

Ciganda was among the players who took advantage of an earlier tee time, eagling the par-5 fifth hole and adding another on the short par-4 16th to climb quickly up the leaderboard. —John Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024

Shane Lowry just eagled No. 13 and improved to 8-under on the day, and Justin Thomas, the other half of his twosome, had done the same to bring his round to 7-under. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English egle, from Anglo-French egle, aigle, from Latin aquila

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1921, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing eagle

• bald eagle
• double eagle
• eagle eye
• eagle ray
• golden eagle
• half eagle
• harpy eagle
• keep an eagle eye on
• legal eagle
• sea eagle
• spread eagle

Kids Definition

eagle

noun

ea·​gle

ˈē-gəl

1

: any of various large day-flying sharp-eyed birds of prey with a powerful flight that are related to the hawks

2

: a seal or standard shaped like or bearing an eagle

3

: a 10-dollar gold coin of the U.S.

4

: a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole