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SPREAD EAGLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spread eagle mean?
• SPREAD EAGLE (noun)
The noun SPREAD EAGLE has 2 senses:
1. an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
2. a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
Familiarity information: SPREAD EAGLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("spread eagle" is a kind of...):
allegory; emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spread eagle" is a kind of...):
figure (a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating)
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