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Definition of eagle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eagle

noun
eagle pronunciation English ˈiːɡl eagle pronunciation American ˈiːɡl
 
1 a large bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with a sharp curved beak and very good sighteagles soaring overhead see also bald eagle, golden eagle2 (in golf) a score of two strokes less than the standard score for a hole (= two under par ) compare birdie, bogey