eagle
Syllables: ea·gle/ˈiːɡəl/
eagle noun: any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Noun (1)
eagle (plural eagles)
- 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 alone2017, “The Eagle Flies Alone”, performed by Arch Enemy
- I, I go my own way
- A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- A 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.
Verb
eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)
- To score an eagle.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Eagle
IPA/ˈiɡəl/
the Eagle
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Eagle
IPA/ˈiɡəl/
Eagle
- 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.
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- 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).
Noun (2) capitalized: Eagle
IPA/ˈiɡəl/
Eagle (plural Eagles)
- An Eagle Scout.
- An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.
- When will Roderick get his Eagle?
eagle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
eagle in Hindi
- any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae
- गरुड garuḍ, चील cīl, उक़ाब uqāb, उकाब ukāb, महाश्येन mahāśyen
eagle in Tamil
- any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae
- எருவை eruvai, கங்கம் kaṅkam
eagle in Marathi
- any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae
- गरूड garūḍ
eagle in Urdu
- any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae
- عقاب 'uqāb, چیل cīl, گرڈ garuḍ, باز bāz, شاہین śāhīn
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- eagle in Bengali
- ঈগল igol, ইগল igol
- eagle in Telugu
- గ్రద్ద gradda
- eagle in Malayalam
- പരുന്ത് paruntŭ
- eagle in Kannada
- ಗರುಡ garuḍa, ಹದ್ದು haddu
- eagle in Punjabi
- ਉਕਾਬ ukāb
- eagle in Gujarati
- ગરુડ garuḍ
- eagle in Odia
- ଇଗଲ igala
- eagle in Sanskrit
- गरुड garuḍa, गरुडः garuḍaḥ, उत्क्रोशः utkrośaḥ, श्येन śyena
- eagle in Sinhala
- රාජාලියා rājāliyā
- eagle in Assamese
- ঈগল igol
- eagle in Nepali
- चील cīl
- eagle in Pashto
- ګوربت gourbat
- eagle in Tagalog
- agila, banoy
- eagle in Arabic
- عُقَاب ʕuqāb
- eagle in Malay
- lang, elang, helang
- eagle in Indonesian
- elang
- eagle in Persian
- شهباز šahbâz, عقاب 'oqâb, دال dâl, آله âloh
- eagle in Thai
- อินทรี in-sii
- eagle in Vietnamese
- chim đại bàng, đại bàng
- eagle in Myanmar
- လင်းယုန် lang:yun
- Dzongkha
- ཁྱ་རྒོད khya rgod
Examples of eagle in a sentence
- The little fairy flew home on the back of her friend, the giant eagle.
- The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove.
- He won't go outside, lest he be eaten by those ravenous eagles.
Synonyms of eagle
Forms of eagle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | eagles |
| plural | Eagles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | eagles |
| present participle | eagling |
| past participle | eagled |
| past | eagled |
Origin of eagle
From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.
* As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.
Words formed from eagle
- double eagle
- half eagle
- eagle out
- eagle up
- full eagle
- full eagle colonel
- Kleagle
- legal eagle
- African crowned eagle
- African fish eagle
- American eagle
- bald eagle
- bateleur eagle
- black eagle
- blood eagle
- booted eagle
- buzzard-eagle
- changeable hawk-eagle
- Chilean eagle
- crested hawk-eagle
- crowned eagle
- deagle
- double-headed eagle
- eagle dad
- eagle dance
- eagle eye
- eagle-eye
- eagle-eyed
- eagle freak
- eaglehawk
- eagle-hawk
- Eagleland
- eaglelike
- eagle-owl
- eagle owl
- Eagle Pass
- eagle ray
- Eagle River
- Eagle Rock
- Eagle Scout
- eagle shark
- eagleship
- eaglesque
- eagless
- eagle-stone
- eagle stone
- eaglestone
- eaglet
- eastern imperial eagle
- Eurasian eagle owl
- fish eagle
- fishing eagle
- gier eagle
- gier-eagle
- golden eagle
- greater spotted eagle
- Haast's eagle
- harpy eagle
- hawk-eagle
- Indian eagle-owl
Phrases with eagle
- sea eagle
- eagle dads
- eagle eyes
- eagle hawk
- Eagle Lake
- eagle owls
- eagle rays
- Eagle Vale
- iron eagle
- true eagle
- eagle hawks
- Eagle Point
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- snake eagle
- tawny eagle
- White Eagle
- Eagle County
- eagle dances
- Eagle effect
- eagle freaks
- Eagle Scouts
- eagle sharks
- eagle stones
- spread eagle
- steppe eagle
- Eagle effects
- martial eagle
- Mexican eagle
- quarter eagle
- Russian eagle
- serpent eagle
- spotted eagle
- Eagle syndrome
- solitary eagle
- Eagle of Saladin
- Philippine eagle
- short-toed eagle
- Verreaux's eagle
- Wahlberg's eagle
- Pondicherry eagle
- spotted eagle ray
- spotted eagle rays
- wedge-tailed eagle
- white-headed eagle
- white-tailed eagle
- Eurasian eagle owls
- monkey-eating eagle
- Steller's sea eagle
- Eddie the Eagle rule
- Indian spotted eagle
- Kamchatkan sea eagle
- lesser spotted eagle
- red-backed sea eagle
- Eagle and Swinethorpe
- Madagascan fish eagle
- Madagascar fish eagle
- short-toed snake eagle
- white-tailed sea eagle
- white-bellied sea eagle
- white-breasted sea eagle
Words that rhyme with eagle
Questions about eagle
- What does eagle mean?
- Eagle means any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- What is eagle in Hindi?
- Eagle in Hindi is गरुड (garuḍ), चील (cīl), उक़ाब (uqāb). See Eagle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is eagle?
- Eagle can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce eagle?
- Eagle is pronounced /ˈiːɡəl/.
- What is the plural of eagle?
- The plural of eagle is eagles.
Words near eagle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: eagle (page history and authors); Eagle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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