eagle

B2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈiːɡəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #4056

Meanings

1

noun
A large, powerful bird of prey with a hooked beak and very sharp eyesight.

An eagle soared high above the mountains, searching for food.
2

noun
In golf, a score of two strokes under par on a hole.

He sank a long putt for an eagle on the final hole.
3

verb
To score two strokes under par on a golf hole.

The professional golfer eagled the par five.
4

noun
A symbol used to represent power or a nation.

The Roman legions marched under the eagle.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a large, powerful bird of... bird of joveerne

Word family

Forms eagles

Derived forms buzzard-eagledeagleeagle-eyeeagle-eyedeagle-hawkeagle-owleagle-stoneeaglehawkeaglelandeaglelikeeagleshipeaglesque

Related forms crockardleonine mitre pollard rosaryscaldingsteeping

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bald eagle
a large North American eagle with a white head and a dark body

Adjective + noun

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Simplified etymology

Eagle entered Middle English from Old French aigle, which derives from Latin aquila “eagle.” The same Latin word also gave rise to aquiline, meaning “eagle-like.”

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.

aquila Latin āc Old English

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# eagle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈiːɡəl/
**Frequency rank:** 4056

## Meanings
1. A large, powerful bird of prey with a hooked beak and very sharp eyesight.
2. In golf, a score of two strokes under par on a hole.
3. To score two strokes under par on a golf hole.
4. A symbol used to represent power or a nation.

## Examples
- An eagle soared high above the mountains, searching for food.
- He sank a long putt for an eagle on the final hole.
- The professional golfer eagled the par five.
- The Roman legions marched under the eagle.

## Derived Forms
- buzzard-eagle
- deagle
- eagle-eye
- eagle-eyed
- eagle-hawk
- eagle-owl
- eagle-stone
- eaglehawk
- eagleland
- eaglelike
- eagleship
- eaglesque

## Related Forms
- crockard
- leonine
- mitre
- pollard
- rosary
- scalding
- steeping

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aquila
- Root: āc

## Etymology
* As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.

## Topics
- Animals

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