/ˈiːɡəl/, [ˈiːɡɫ̩]
OriginFrom Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Partially displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.
- Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
“I, I go my own way
I swim against the stream
Forever I will fight the pοwers that be
The eagle flies alone”
- US, historicalA gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- historicalA 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
- A score of two under par for a hole.
“I got an eagle in the third hole.”
- An Eagle Scout.
- An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.
“When will Roderick get his Eagle?”
- The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.
- A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle.
- Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada.
- A village in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.
- A town, the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado.
- A city in Ada County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
- A township and village therein, in Clinton County, Michigan.
- A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
- A locality in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
- A town and hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- A town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
- A town and village therein, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Minnesota, and Ohio (3), listed under Eagle Township.
- A village in Eagle and Swinethorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8767).
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