eagle
[ ee-guh l ]
/ ˈi gəl /
noun
verb (used with object), ea·gled, ea·gling.
Golf.
to make an eagle on (a hole).
Origin of eagle
1350–1400; Middle English
egle < Anglo-French, Old French
egle, aigle < Latin
aquila, noun use of feminine of
aquilus dark-colored
Words nearby eagle
eadwig,
eadwine,
eagan,
eager,
eager beaver,
eagle,
eagle eye,
eagle owl,
eagle pass,
eagle ray,
eagle scout
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British Dictionary definitions for eagle
eagle
/ (ˈiːɡəl) /
noun
verb
golf
to score two strokes under par for a hole
Word Origin for eagle
C14: from Old French
aigle, from Old Provençal
aigla, from Latin
aquila, perhaps from
aquilus dark