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eagle

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well
2
in golf, the act of getting the ball into the hole in two shots (= hits) less than par (= the expected number) for that hole:

Examples:

She finished the day one stroke behind the leader, having shot the only eagle of the tournament so far.
He finished with an eagle to shoot a six-under par 66.
3
in golf, to get the ball into the hole in two shots (= hits) less than par (= the expected number) for that hole:

Examples:

Lundberg eagled the 15th to hold on to the lead.
He holed out from 189 yards to eagle the par-four 17th.
4
a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and has good sight
5
an American gold or silver coin that people collect or use as an investment:

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