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eagle
noun
a
large
,
powerful
bird
of
prey
with
a
hooked
beak
and
strong
claws
,
known
for
its
keen
eyesight
and
soaring
flight
•
The
park
ranger
pointed
upward
,
shouting
that
an
eagle
was
soaring
over
the
canyon
.
The
park
ranger
pointed
upward
,
shouting
that
an
eagle
was
soaring
over
the
canyon
.
•
The
majestic
eagle
swooped
down
and
snatched
a
fish
from
the
river
.
The
majestic
eagle
swooped
down
and
snatched
a
fish
from
the
river
.
Old
English
"
ǣġl
"
via
West
Germanic
,
ultimately
from
Proto-Indo-European
root
meaning
"
sharp-sighted
."
noun
in
golf
,
a
score
of
two
strokes
under
par
on
a
single
hole
•
She
jumped
for
joy
after
making
an
eagle
on
the
par-5
18th
.
She
jumped
for
joy
after
making
an
eagle
on
the
par-5
18th
.
•
An
eagle
on
the
second
hole
put
him
in
the
lead
.
An
eagle
on
the
second
hole
put
him
in
the
lead
.
Early
20th-century
American
golf
slang
,
extending
the
bird-themed
scoring
system
(
birdie
,
eagle
).
verb
-
eagle
,
eagling
,
eagles
,
eagled
(
golf
)
to
score
an
eagle
on
a
hole
,
that
is
,
to
complete
the
hole
in
two
strokes
fewer
than
par
•
She
hopes
to
eagle
the
final
hole
to
win
the
tournament
.
She
hopes
to
eagle
the
final
hole
to
win
the
tournament
.
•
He
eagled
the
par-4
seventh
with
a
long
putt
.
He
eagled
the
par-4
seventh
with
a
long
putt
.
Derived
from
the
noun
“
eagle
” (
golf
score
),
first
used
as
a
verb
by
golfers
in
the
early
20th
century
.
noun
a
former
United
States
ten-dollar
gold
coin
minted
from
1795
to
1933
•
The
collector
proudly
displayed
an
1850
eagle
in
a
glass
case
.
The
collector
proudly
displayed
an
1850
eagle
in
a
glass
case
.
•
She
paid
a
high
price
for
a
rare
double
eagle
coin
.
She
paid
a
high
price
for
a
rare
double
eagle
coin
.
Named
after
the
American
bald
eagle
depicted
on
the
coin
’
s
reverse
;
authorized
by
the
Coinage
Act
of
1792
.
