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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of several large
carnivorous
and carrion-eating
birds
in the family Accipitridae, having a
powerful
hooked
bill
and
keen
vision.
●
A
gold coin
with a
face value
of
ten
dollars
, formerly used in the United States.
●
A 13th-century
coin
minted
in Europe and
circulated
in England as a
debased
sterling silver
penny
,
outlawed
under Edward I of England.
●
In Golf:
A
score
of two
under par
for a hole.
●
In Scouting & People:
An Eagle Scout.
●
In Scouting:
An
advancement
to the Eagle Scout rank.
Verb
●
In Golf:
To
score
an eagle.
Name
●
The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.
●
A
surname
transferred
from the
nickname
, from the
name
of the
bird
as a
byname
. See eagle.
●
Any of
a number of
rivers
in the United States and Canada.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Alaska.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
, the
county seat
of Eagle County, Colorado.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Idaho.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Michigan.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Nebraska.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in New York.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Wisconsin.
●
A
village
in Eagle and Swinethorpe
parish
, North Kesteven
district
, Lincolnshire, England (OS
grid
ref
SK8767).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
eagle
English
egle
Middle English (1100-1500)
egle
Anglo-Norman
aigle
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
aquila
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Sword
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Rhymes
Eagle
Legal
Beagle
Illegal
Inveigle
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