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Eagle

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Noun

1. bird of jove, eagle

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

2. eagle

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

3. eagle

a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

4. eagle

an emblem representing power

Example Sentences:
'the Roman eagle'

Verb

5. double birdie, eagle

shoot two strokes under par

Example Sentences:
'She eagled the hole'

6. eagle

shoot in two strokes under par

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eagle

see synonyms of eagle
noun
1. 
any of various birds of prey of the genera Aquila, Harpia, etc, having large broad wings and strong soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
See also golden eagle, harpy eagle, sea eagle ▶ Related adjective: aquiline
2. 
a representation of an eagle used as an emblem, etc, esp representing power
the Roman eagle
3. 
a standard, seal, etc, bearing the figure of an eagle
4. golf
a score of two strokes under par for a hole
5. 
a former US gold coin worth ten dollars: withdrawn from circulation in 1934
6. 
the shoulder insignia worn by a US full colonel or equivalent rank
verb
7. golf
to score two strokes under par for a hole

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Eagle

see synonyms of eagle
noun
1. 
any of a number of large, strong, flesh-eating accipitrine birds of prey noted for their sharp vision and powerful wings, as the bald eagle
2. 
a representation of the eagle, used as a symbol or emblem of a nation, etc.
; esp.,
a. 
the military standard of the Roman Empire
b.  US
the national emblem of the U.S.
c.  US
the military insigne of a colonel in the U.S. armed forces (captain in the U.S. Navy)
3.  US
a former U.S. gold coin worth $10
4.  US, Golf
a score of two under par on any hole
verb transitiveWord forms: eagled or eagling
5.  Golf
to score an eagle on (a given hole)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Eagle

see synonyms of eagle
n.
1. Any of various large diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, including members of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus, characterized by broad wings, a hooked bill, keen vision, and soaring flight.
2. A representation of an eagle used as an emblem or insignia.
3. A gold coin formerly used in the United States, stamped with an eagle on the reverse side and having a face value of ten dollars.
4. Sports A golf score of two strokes under par on a hole.
v. ea·gled, ea·gling, ea·gles
Sports
v.tr.
To shoot (a hole in golf) in two strokes under par.
v.intr.
To score an eagle in golf.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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