Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the Milky Way near Aquarius and Serpens Cauda.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, a genus of birds established by Brisson in 1760, but having no characters by which it can be exactly defined.
- noun A northern constellation situated in the Milky Way, nearly south of Lyra, and containing the bright star Altair.
- noun [lowercase; pl. aquilæ (-lē).] A reading-desk in the form of an eagle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of eagles.
- noun (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
- noun an alchemical name of
calomel .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy A
summer constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble aneagle . It includes the starAltair . - proper noun An early Christian, the husband of
Priscilla . - proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Accipitridae .Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
- noun the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
- noun a genus of Accipitridae
Etymologies
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Following the release of a July 10, 2009 statement in Aquila by the U.S.,
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Originally from Barnesville, she was an intern at the Folger while he appeared in Aquila's "Julius Caesar" a decade ago.
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See an instance of truly Christian charity in Aquila and
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The saga of Marcus Aquila is certainly intriguing, and the fact that it’s in Macdonald’s capable hands makes this a film to look forward to in my book.
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Entitled Aquila after the swooping eagle found in John Flamsteed's 1729 Atlas Coelestis, its merits do not really derive from any imitation of eagles actual or imagined perhaps luckily, given that Flamsteed's eagle resembles a grouse.
Chroma chamber ensemble – review Guy Dammann 2010
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It's called Aquila, and it is a true offspring of the Space Shuttle.
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Aquarius and Scorpio, the astrologers, objecting to the signification of the latter, substituted the constellation in conjunction therewith, which is known as Aquila (Ak-we-la) or Flying Eagle.
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The utility, then called UtiliCorp United Inc., started the process of spinning off its trading arm, called Aquila, into a separately traded stock.
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The Aquila was to be a small propeller-powered drone that could circle over the front lines and send back information on the enemy's numbers and intentions.
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Here in northern Italy, we overslept the big earthquake in Aquila, which is a ...
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