noun
eagle
EE-guhl
noun
1
A large, powerful bird of prey with a hooked beak and excellent eyesight.
"A bald eagle circled high above the river."
2
In golf, a score of two strokes under par on a hole.
"She sank a long putt on the 18th for an eagle."
verb
1
In golf, to complete a hole in two strokes under par.
"He eagled the par-five to take the lead."
How to Use Eagle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large bird of prey — or, in golf, scoring two under par on a hole.
Common pairings
bald eagle
golden eagle
shoot an eagle
Word Forms
eagled past tense, eagles plural, Eagles plural, eagles singular
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Etymology
From Old French aigle, from Latin aquila — it replaced the native Old English word "earn" (still surviving as "erne").