Definitions

eagle

[ee-guhl] / ˈi gəl /

NOUN

aviator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flier navigator pilot

STRONG

ace aeronaut barnstormer hotshot jockey

WEAK

airperson bird legs

NOUN

pilot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aviator captain flier leader navigator

STRONG

ace aerialist aeronaut bellwether conductor coxswain dean director flyer guide jockey lead scout steerer

WEAK

doyen/doyenne helmsperson one at the controls one at the wheel steersperson wheelperson

Example Sentences

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Founded in 1931, the privately owned Giant Eagle has nearly 200 supermarkets throughout western Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland, and Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Mr. Graham-Dixon, who presents an intriguing mass of material, argues that Maria de Knuijt commissioned Vermeer’s paintings for the Golden Eagle as “open and discursive” analogues of “Collegiant free prophecy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

One of six large wildfires burning in Utah, it severely damaged the Eagle Point ski resort in Beaver County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The Polish Order of the White Eagle was bestowed on Zelensky in 2023 by then-President Andrzej Duda.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Then it was time to start worrying about temperatures inside Columbia and Eagle.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

eagle

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