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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). |
| ea·gle (ē'gəl) n.
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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