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Synonyms for eagle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ee-guh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi gəl

Top 10 synonyms for eagle
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Définition of eagle

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French egle, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila "black eagle," fem. of aquilus, often explained as "dark colored" (bird); see aquiline. The native term was erne. Golf score sense is first recorded by 1908 (according to old golf sources, because it "soars higher" than a birdie). The figurative eagle-eyed is attested from c.1600.
  • As in pilot : noun person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle
  • As in aviator : noun person who flies aircraft
Example sentences :
  • He was short and fat and bald, with little eyes, but with a look like an eagle.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • One had the look of an eagle, with his beak-nose and deep-set, uncowed eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • The raven, wolf, and eagle are the regular epic accompaniments of battle and carnage.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • It was my first introduction to the American eagle screaming for all it was worth.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The difference only between the eagle and the vulture,—serenity or restlessness.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • His bird was the eagle, which carried the lightning in its claws.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • The Sibyl picked them up and wrote with an eagle's quill on each.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • My captain is an eagle, both as respects his eye and soaring wings.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Cynan, the eagle of the land of men, who are heroes with no English.
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
  • In the assault like the eagle at the fall of rivers thou wert.
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
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