'Spread eagle' definitions:

Definition of 'spread eagle'

(from WordNet)
noun
An emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
noun
A skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line

Definition of 'Spread eagle'

From: GCIDE
  • Spread \Spread\, imp. & p. p. of Spread, v. [1913 Webster]
  • Spread eagle. (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon military ornaments, and the like. (c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and legs extended on each side of the body, as in the double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See Displayed, 2. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'spread eagle'

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Words containing 'Spread eagle'