Spread eagle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
  2. noun a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line

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Definitions
  1. . (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon military ornaments, and the like . (c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and legs extended on each side of the body, as in the double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See Displayed, 2.

Webster 1913