Толковый словарь английского языка - eagle
Eagle
eagle
I. noun Etymology: Middle English egle, from Anglo-French egle, aigle, from Latin aquila Date: 13th century any of various large diurnal birds of prey (family Accipitridae) noted for their strength, size, keenness of vision, and powers of flight, 2. the ~-bearing standard of the ancient Romans, one of a pair of ~-bearing silver insignia of rank worn by a military colonel or a navy captain, a gold coin of the United States bearing an ~ on the reverse and usually having a value of ten dollars, a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole, a member of a major fraternal order, II. transitive verb (~d; eagling) Date: 1958 to score an ~ on (a golf hole)
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n. 1 a any of various large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, with keen vision and powerful flight. b a figure of an eagle, esp. as a symbol of the US, or formerly as a Roman or French ensign. 2 Golf a score of two strokes under par at any hole. 3 US a coin worth ten dollars. Phrases and idioms eagle eye keen sight, watchfulness. eagle-eyed keen-sighted, watchful. eagle owl any large owl of the genus Bubo, with long ear tufts. Etymology: ME f. AF egle, OF aigle f. L aquila ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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