'Eagle' definitions:

Definition of 'eagle'

From: WordNet
noun
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight [syn: eagle, bird of Jove]
noun
(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
noun
A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
noun
An emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle"
verb
Shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole" [syn: eagle, double birdie]
verb
Shoot in two strokes under par

Definition of 'Eagle'

From: GCIDE
  • Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
  • 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali[ae]etus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila chrysa["e]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({Aquila mogilnik} or Aquila imperialis); the American bald eagle (Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (Hali[ae]etus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle}, Harpy, and Golden eagle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. [1913 Webster]
  • Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. [1913 Webster]
  • Bald eagle. See Bald eagle.
  • Bold eagle. See under Bold.
  • Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars.
  • Eagle hawk (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus Morphnus.
  • Eagle owl (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B. maximus}). See Horned owl.
  • Eagle ray (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila).
  • Eagle vulture (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid (Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Eagle'

From: Easton
  • Eagle (Herb. nesher; properly the griffon vulture or great vulture, so called from its tearing its prey with its beak), referred to for its swiftness of flight (Deut. 28:49; 2 Sam. 1:23), its mounting high in the air (Job 39:27), its strength (Ps. 103:5), its setting its nest in high places (Jer. 49:16), and its power of vision (Job 39:27-30).
  • This "ravenous bird" is a symbol of those nations whom God employs and sends forth to do a work of destruction, sweeping away whatever is decaying and putrescent (Matt. 24:28; Isa. 46:11; Ezek. 39:4; Deut. 28:49; Jer. 4:13; 48:40). It is said that the eagle sheds his feathers in the beginning of spring, and with fresh plumage assumes the appearance of youth. To this, allusion is made in Ps. 103:5 and Isa. 40:31. God's care over his people is likened to that of the eagle in training its young to fly (Ex. 19:4; Deut. 32:11, 12). An interesting illustration is thus recorded by Sir Humphry Davy:, "I once saw a very interesting sight above the crags of Ben Nevis. Two parent eagles were teaching their offspring, two young birds, the maneuvers of flight. They began by rising from the top of the mountain in the eye of the sun. It was about mid-day, and bright for the climate. They at first made small circles, and the young birds imitated them. They paused on their wings, waiting till they had made their flight, and then took a second and larger gyration, always rising toward the sun, and enlarging their circle of flight so as to make a gradually ascending spiral. The young ones still and slowly followed, apparently flying better as they mounted; and they continued this sublime exercise, always rising till they became mere points in the air, and the young ones were lost, and afterwards their parents, to our aching sight." (See Isa. 40:31.)
  • There have been observed in Palestine four distinct species of eagles, (1) the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos); (2) the spotted eagle (Aquila naevia); (3) the common species, the imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca); and (4) the Circaetos gallicus, which preys on reptiles. The eagle was unclean by the Levitical law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12).

Synonyms of 'eagle'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Eagle, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000) :
11085
Housing Units (2000) :
4048
Land area (2000) :
9.188921 sq. miles (23.799195 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.086804 sq. miles (0.224822 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.275725 sq. miles (24.024017 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23410
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
43.693093 N, 116.346366 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
83616
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000) :
130
Housing Units (2000) :
47
Land area (2000) :
0.122504 sq. miles (0.317284 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.122504 sq. miles (0.317284 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23560
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
42.808898 N, 84.790522 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
48822
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
1707
Housing Units (2000) :
605
Land area (2000) :
1.267688 sq. miles (3.283297 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.267688 sq. miles (3.283297 sq. km)
FIPS code :
21425
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
42.877595 N, 88.471918 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
53119
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle-Vail, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle-Vail, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
Population (2000) :
2887
Housing Units (2000) :
1482
Land area (2000) :
1.975490 sq. miles (5.116495 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.975490 sq. miles (5.116495 sq. km)
FIPS code :
22225
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.621343 N, 106.492126 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
81631
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
Population (2000) :
129
Housing Units (2000) :
137
Land area (2000) :
1.008512 sq. miles (2.612034 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.008512 sq. miles (2.612034 sq. km)
FIPS code :
20380
Located within :
Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location :
64.786022 N, 141.199917 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
1105
Housing Units (2000) :
413
Land area (2000) :
0.322433 sq. miles (0.835098 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.322433 sq. miles (0.835098 sq. km)
FIPS code :
14100
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
40.816129 N, 96.431195 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68347
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
3032
Housing Units (2000) :
1116
Land area (2000) :
2.363211 sq. miles (6.120689 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.363211 sq. miles (6.120689 sq. km)
FIPS code :
22200
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.650515 N, 106.827178 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
81631
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Eagle -- U.S. County in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eagle -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000) :
41659
Housing Units (2000) :
22111
Land area (2000) :
1687.875116 sq. miles (4371.576296 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
3.926082 sq. miles (10.168506 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1691.801198 sq. miles (4381.744802 sq. km)
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.588020 N, 106.705776 W

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