eagle

verb

eagled; eagling ˈē-g(ə-)liŋ 

transitive verb

: to score an eagle on (a golf hole)

Examples of eagle in a Sentence

She eagled the fourth hole.

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the last 20 years, Masters winners have made birdie or eagle on par 5s more than 55 percent of the time. —Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Jarvis also eagled the short par-4 12th hole Sunday, making a winding right-to-left putt over a ridge, on the way to shooting 30 in his back nine. —ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026

For the second straight day, Bridgeman eagled the par-5 first hole to get his round off to a quick start. —Bob Buttitta, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026

Glen Hazel eagles egg watch As of Tuesday night, the bald eagle nest in Glen Hazel is on egg watch. —Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing eagle

• bald eagle
• double eagle
• eagle eye
• eagle ray
• golden eagle
• half eagle
• harpy eagle
• keep an eagle eye on
• legal eagle
• sea eagle
• spread-eagle

Rhymes for eagle

• beagle
• legal
• regal
• riegel
• spiegel
• extralegal
• paralegal
• illegal
• viceregal
• medicolegal

Kids Definition

eagle

noun

ea·​gle

ˈē-gəl

1

: any of various large day-flying sharp-eyed birds of prey with a powerful flight that are related to the hawks

2

: a seal or standard shaped like or bearing an eagle

3

: a 10-dollar gold coin of the U.S.

4

: a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole