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| ea·gle [ g'l ] |
noun (plural ea·gles) |
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1. large bird of prey: a large bird of prey with a hooked beak and broad wingspan that hunts by day. Family Accipitridae.
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2. eagle as symbol of power: the figure of an eagle used as a symbol of military or political power, e.g. on the standards carried by Roman legions
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3. golf score of 2 under par: in golf, a score of two under par for a single hole
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4. coins former U.S. gold coin: a former U.S. gold coin worth ten dollars
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle ea·gled, present participle ea·gling, 3rd person present singular ea·gles) |
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golf score 2 under par: in golf, to complete a hole in two strokes under par
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman egle< Latin aquila] |
