English▸ noun
1 a large bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings, known for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight.
Family Accipitridae: several genera, in particular Aquila.
▪ a figure of an eagle, especially as a symbol of the US.
2 Golf a score of two strokes under par at a hole:
[as modifier] he also had an eagle three at the ninth.
▸ verb [with object] Golf play (a hole) in two strokes under par:
he eagled the last to share fourth place.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila.