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eagle

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English

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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
The coats of arms of Germany, Poland, Mexico and Egypt (among others) depict eagles in various colors and styles.

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From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Partially displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (eagle). More at erne.

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eagle (plural eagles)

  1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
    Synonyms: erne, broadwing
    • 2017, “The Eagle Flies Alone”, performed by Arch Enemy:
      I, I go my own way
      I swim against the stream
      Forever I will fight the pοwers that be
      The eagle flies alone
  2. (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
  3. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
  4. (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.
    I got an eagle in the third hole.

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terms derived from U.S. coin

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eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)

  1. (golf) To score an eagle.

Descendants

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  • Danish: eagle
  • French: eagle

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Danish

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Etymology

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From English eagle.

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eagle c (singular definite eaglen, plural indefinite eagler)

  1. (golf) eagle (two under par)

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English eagle. Doublet of aigle.

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eagle m (plural eagles)

  1. (golf) eagle

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