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語源

From 中期英語 egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native 中期英語 ern, earn, arn, from 古期英語 earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

発音

• IPA: /ˈiːɡəl/, [ˈiːɡɫ̩]
• 韻: -iːɡəl
• Homophone: egal

名詞

eagle (plural eagles)

1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

   Synonyms: erne, broadwing

   • 2017, “The Eagle Flies Alone”, performed by Arch Enemy:

     I, I go my own way
     I swim against the stream
     Forever I will fight the pοwers that be
     The eagle flies alone

2. (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
3. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
4. (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

   I got an eagle in the third hole.

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動詞

eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)

1. (golf) To score an eagle.

派生した語

• → Danish: eagle
• → French: eagle

Further reading

• Eagle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Aegle, aglee