eagle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
  2. noun (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
  3. noun a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

bird of Jove

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