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bald eagle
noun
: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail
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Bryson City is located near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the region is known for being home to many bald eagles.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Sandhill cranes and bald eagles are now regular sightings as well.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
Maybe next week, a bald eagle will fall dead out of the sky and splat right on the White House lawn.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The order basically changed the eagle in the emblem from a crested eagle found all over the world to an American bald eagle.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Sandhill cranes and bald eagles are now regular sightings as well.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
Maybe next week, a bald eagle will fall dead out of the sky and splat right on the White House lawn.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The order basically changed the eagle in the emblem from a crested eagle found all over the world to an American bald eagle.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bald eagle
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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