eagle
noun
ea·gle
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Definition of eagle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: any of various large diurnal birds of prey (family Accipitridae) noted for their strength, size, keenness of vision, and powers of flight
2a
: the eagle-bearing standard of the ancient Romans
b
: one of a pair of eagle-bearing silver insignia of rank worn by a military colonel or a navy captain
3
: a gold coin of the U.S. bearing an eagle on the reverse and usually having a value of ten dollars
4
: a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole — compare birdie
5
capitalized
[ Fraternal Order of Eagles ]
: a member of a major fraternal order
eagle
verb
eagled;
eagling\ ˈē-g(ə-)liŋ
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Definition of eagle (Entry 2 of 2)
: to score an eagle on (a golf hole)
Examples of eagle in a Sentence
Noun
She made an eagle on the fourth hole. She made eagle on the fourth hole.Verb
She eagled the fourth hole.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
One eagle-eyed kid, though, ended up finding a seven-inch long woolly mammoth tooth. — Melissa Locker, Time, "Kid Who Casually Found a Woolly Mammoth Tooth on His Vacation Would Like to Get it Back," 15 Aug. 2019 And several eagle-eyed experts have questioned the legitimacy of the video. — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "Relax: That viral video of 'zombie chicken' crawling off a plate isn't chicken (probably)," 26 July 2019 The only certainty is that von der Leyen will not be in post until November 1, which eagle-eyed readers will notice is very much after October 31. — Luke Mcgee, CNN, "Britain's new Prime Minister will have only 30 days to get Brexit done," 18 July 2019 Every deal is tracked by eagle-eyed customers ready to spend some serious coin on electronics, food, fashion, and really everything that Amazon peddles — which, at this point, is kind of ... everything. — refinery29.com, "These Retailers Are Jumping On The Prime Day Bandwagon With Their Own Sales," 15 July 2019 There was no mention of this—an eagle-eyed reader brought it my attention—but suddenly Laver Cup results started counting in players’ head-to-head matches. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Seven Reasons Why Mid-Match Coaching is a Terrible Idea," 19 June 2019 The eagle-eyed investigators at Taft Stettinius & Hollister probably ought to see if Meier violated the same rule. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, "Gov. Matt Bevin positions himself as anti-corruption, but his own office is acting corrupt," 17 June 2019 Apparently, though, an eagle-eyed fan spotted Strandburg on Godwin's Instagram in April 2018. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Hannah Godwin From 'The Bachelor' Has a History With This 'Bachelorette' Alum," 8 Feb. 2019 Google is extending its design atheistic that favors subtle, rounded corners even further by manually adjusting the Pixel 3’s screen corners during start up, as first spotted by an eagle-eyed Reddit user earlier today. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "Google is using software to make the Pixel 3’s screen corners even rounder," 19 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Xander Schauffele eagles the par-5 18th hole to tie Fowler for the lead with a 5-under 66. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "2019 U.S. Open Live Blog: Tracking Tiger, Koepka and Round One Leaders at Pebble," 13 June 2019 The winner two weeks ago in La Quinta, Rahm eagled the par-5 third on his second nine. — USA TODAY, "Bill Haas shoots 64 to take Phoenix Open lead," 1 Feb. 2018 The 20-year-old with the deliciously unique swing and buckets upon buckets of talent eagled the 18th hole to win the inaugural 3M Classic by a single stroke over Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "20-Year-Old Phenom Matthew Wolff Eagles 18 to Win First PGA Tour Event," 7 July 2019 Scott birdied 3, eagled 6 after reaching the green in two shots and birdied 9. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Schauffele posts another high finish in major," 16 June 2019 Hutton spread-eagled through the crease to have Sam Reinhart's one-timer bank off his right skate blade. — USA TODAY, "Hutton stops 27 shots in Blues' 1-0 win over Sabres," 3 Feb. 2018 Spieth, the defending champion, has also made a strong start to his third round, eagling the first hole after driving onto the green, and then rolling in a birdie at No. — Fox News, "The Latest: Woods shoots 66, in contention at British Open," 21 July 2018 Korda, playing alongside Kim a group ahead of Ko, also eagled the fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. — BostonGlobe.com, "Tiger Woods will play in Wells Fargo event next week," 27 Apr. 2018 Hatton stormed up the leaderboard on the weekend with rounds of 64-67 and eagled the 15th from 11 feet to grab a share of the lead. — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, "Phil Mickelson breaks through at WGC-Mexico Championship," 4 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eagle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for eagle
eagle
noun
English Language Learners Definition of eagle
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a large bird that has very good eyesight and that kills other birds and animals for food
golf
: a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole
eagle
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of eagle (Entry 2 of 2)
: to score an eagle on (a hole in golf)
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eagle
noun
ea·gle
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Kids Definition of eagle
: a large bird of prey noted for keen sight and powerful flight
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