eagle
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Other meanings
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
A score of two under par for a hole.
“I got an eagle in the third hole.”
Related words
- double eagle
- half eagle
- legal eagle
- eagle out
- eagle up
- full eagle
- full eagle colonel
- Kleagle
Word history
From Latin "aquila".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “eagle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.