[ee-guhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -gled, -gling. | 1. | any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations. Compare bald eagle, golden eagle. |
| 2. | a figure or representation of an eagle, much used as an emblem: the Roman eagle. |
| 3. | a standard, seal, or the like bearing such a figure. |
| 4. | one of a pair of silver insignia in the shape of eagles with outstretched wings worn by a colonel in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and by a captain in the U.S. Navy. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) a gold coin of the U.S., traded for investment, available in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 dollars containing 1/10 to 1 troy ounce of gold, having on its reverse a picture of an eagle: first issued in 1986. |
| 6. | a former gold coin of the U.S., issued until 1933, equal to 10 dollars, showing an eagle on its reverse. |
| 7. | Golf. a score of two below par for any single hole. |
| 8. | (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Aquila. |
| 9. | Cards.
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| 10. | Golf. to make an eagle on (a hole). |
] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| ea·gle
(ē'gəl) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. ea·gled, ea·gling, ea·gles Sports v. tr. To shoot (a hole in golf) in two strokes under par. v. intr. To score an eagle in golf. [Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila.] |
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eagle
| eagle | |
noun | |
| 1. | any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight |
| 2. | (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole |
| 3. | a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars |
| 4. | an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle" |
verb | |
| 1. | shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole" |
| 2. | shoot in two strokes under par |
Eagle
A dBASE-like dialect bundled with Emerald Bay, sold by Migent from 1986-1988, later renamed Vulcan when Wayne Ratliff reacquired the product.
Eagle Creek, IN Zip code(s): 46214, 46254
Eagle Lake, TX (city, FIPS 21844) Location: 29.58713 N, 96.32829 W
Population (1990): 3551 (1440 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77434
Eagle Mountain, CA Zip code(s): 92239
Eagle Nest, NM (village, FIPS 22020) Location: 36.55297 N, 105.26078 W
Population (1990): 189 (157 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 87718
Eagle Pass, TX (city, FIPS 21892) Location: 28.70976 N, 100.49141 W
Population (1990): 20651 (6358 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78852
Eagle Point, OR (city, FIPS 21550) Location: 42.46607 N, 122.79953 W
Population (1990): 3008 (1119 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97524
Eagle River, AK Zip code(s): 99577
Eagle River, WI (city, FIPS 21625) Location: 45.92463 N, 89.25790 W
Population (1990): 1374 (706 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54521
Eagle Rock, MO Zip code(s): 65641
Eagle Rock, VA Zip code(s): 24085
Eagle Springs, NC Zip code(s): 27242
Eagle Lake, MN (city, FIPS 17378) Location: 44.15941 N, 93.88255 W
Population (1990): 1703 (588 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56024
Eagle Lake, FL (city, FIPS 18875) Location: 27.97820 N, 81.75768 W
Population (1990): 1758 (694 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33839
Eagle Harbor, MI Zip code(s): 49950
Eagle Bay, NY Zip code(s): 13331
Eagle Bend, MN (city, FIPS 17342) Location: 46.16500 N, 95.03401 W
Population (1990): 524 (263 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56446
Eagle Grove, IA (city, FIPS 23250) Location: 42.66734 N, 93.90132 W
Population (1990): 3671 (1641 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50533
Eagle Creek, OR Zip code(s): 97022
Eagle City, OK Zip code(s): 73658
Eagle Butte, SD (city, FIPS 17620) Location: 44.99036 N, 101.22914 W
Population (1990): 489 (184 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Eagle County, CO (county, FIPS 37) Location: 39.62439 N, 106.70355 W
Population (1990): 21928 (15226 housing units)
Area: 4371.8 sq km (land), 10.2 sq km (water)
Eagle Village, AK (CDP, FIPS 20600) Location: 64.79042 N, 141.10910 W
Population (1990): 35 (36 housing units)
Area: 87.5 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water)
Eagle Mountain, TX (CDP, FIPS 21856) Location: 32.89344 N, 97.44427 W
Population (1990): 5847 (2306 housing units)
Area: 60.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Eagle Harbor, MD (town, FIPS 24200) Location: 38.56637 N, 76.68705 W
Population (1990): 38 (36 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Eagle Lake, WI (CDP, FIPS 21525) Location: 42.70707 N, 88.12807 W
Population (1990): 1196 (578 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
Eagle-Vail, CO (CDP, FIPS 22207) Location: 39.62199 N, 106.48915 W
Population (1990): 1922 (1099 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
North Eagle Butte, SD (CDP, FIPS 45548) Location: 45.00132 N, 101.22708 W
Population (1990): 1423 (517 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Eagle, CO (town, FIPS 22200) Location: 39.65564 N, 106.82544 W
Population (1990): 1580 (624 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 81631
Eagle, ID (city, FIPS 23410) Location: 43.69353 N, 116.35478 W
Population (1990): 3327 (1238 housing units)
Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83616
Eagle, MI (village, FIPS 23560) Location: 42.80978 N, 84.79052 W
Population (1990): 120 (42 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48822
Eagle, NE (village, FIPS 14100) Location: 40.81606 N, 96.43206 W
Population (1990): 1047 (374 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68347
Eagle, WI (village, FIPS 21425) Location: 42.87963 N, 88.47127 W
Population (1990): 1182 (400 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53119
Eagle, AK (city, FIPS 20380) Location: 64.77815 N, 141.20063 W
Population (1990): 168 (146 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Golden Eagle, IL Zip code(s): 62036
Grey Eagle, MN (city, FIPS 26000) Location: 45.82505 N, 94.74865 W
Population (1990): 353 (172 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56336
New Eagle, PA (borough, FIPS 53496) Location: 40.20618 N, 79.95453 W
Population (1990): 2172 (951 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15067
Black Eagle, MT Zip code(s): 59414
Little Eagle, SD (CDP, FIPS 37900) Location: 45.68159 N, 100.79625 W
Population (1990): 294 (72 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Eagle
Aq"ui*line\ (?; 277), a. [L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle. ]1. Belonging to or like an eagle. 2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. --Cowper.
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).
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