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Bald Definition–adjective | 1. | having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person. | | 2. | destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. | | 3. | lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose style. | | 4. | open; undisguised: a bald lie. | |
| 5. | Zoology. having white on the head: the bald eagle. | | 6. | Automotive. (of a tire) having the tread completely worn away. | –verb (used without object) –noun | 8. | (often initial capital letter ) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name. | |
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Eagles Definition–noun | 1. | any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a
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few isolated populations. Compare bald eagle, golden eagle. | | 2. | a figure or representation of an eagle, much used as an emblem: the Roman eagle. | | 3. | a standard, seal, or the like bearing such a figure. | | 4. | one of a pair of
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silver insignia in the shape of eagles with outstretched wings worn by a colonel in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and by a captain in the U.S. Navy. | | 5. | (initial capital letter) a gold coin of the U.S., traded for investment, available in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 dollars containing 1/10 to 1 troy ounce of gold, having on its reverse a picture of an eagle: first issued in 1986. | | 6. | a former gold coin of the U.S., issued until 1933, equal to 10 dollars, showing an eagle on its reverse. | | 7. | Golf. a score of two below par for any single hole. | | 8. | (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Aquila. | | 9. | Cards. | a. | a representation in green of an eagle, used on playing cards to designate a suit in the pack additional to the four standard suits. | | b. | a card of a suit so designated. | | c. | eagles, the suit itself. | | –verb (used with object) | 10. | Golf. to make an eagle on (a hole). | |
From Dictionary
Related topics from Britannicabald eagle
the only eagle solely native to North America, and the national bird of the United States.eagle
any of many large, heavy-beaked, big-footed birds of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae (order Falconiformes). In general, an eagle is any bird of prey more powerful than a buteo. An eagle may ...
Whittingham, Charles
American horse trainer of over 2,500 winners, including Kentucky Derby winners Ferdinand (1986) and Sunday Silence (1989), both of which made him the oldest trainer of a Derby champion; he won ...
Clinton
county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S., located on the Allegheny Plateau. It is drained mainly by the West Branch Susquehanna River, which winds in a deep valley through the centre of the county, ...
Lock Haven
city, seat (1839) of Clinton county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies along the West Branch Susquehanna River (a major tributary of the Susquehanna), on the southern slope of Bald Eagle ...
Centre
county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., located in both the Allegheny Plateau and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley regions and roughly bisected by the Allegheny Mountains. Centre county, named for its ...
Union
county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded by the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east and Penns Creek Mountain to the south. The mountainous ridge-and-valley terrain includes Buffalo, Paddy, ...
Haines
city, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Located at the northern end of North America's longest fjord, it also lies at the northern end of the Alexander Archipelago on a peninsula between the Chilkoot and ...
State College
borough (town), Centre county, Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies in the Nittany Valley between Bald Eagle Mountain (northwest) and Tussey Mountain (southeast), near the state's geographic centre. Settled in ...
Snyder
county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., located midway between the cities of Williamsport and Harrisburg and bordered to the north by Penns Creek Mountain and to the east by the Susquehanna River. Its ...
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WBIR TV - Knoxville - Found Nov. 8, 2008
On Saturday morning, eight bald eagles at the American Eagle Foundation got new names.
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PBS show presents Decorah eagles
The Des Moines Register - Found Nov. 15, 2008
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3:30 p.m. - January Event to Honor Bald Eagles
KARK TV - Found Nov. 10, 2008
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