double eagle
8.4
A score in golf three strokes under par on one hole
- noun
- /ˈdʌbəl ˈiɡəl/
- Jargon
:
doble águila
- During the tournament, her remarkable double eagle astonished everyone watching.
Examples
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Oh, my God, double eagles!
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Achieving a double eagle is a significant accomplishment for any golfer.
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He celebrated after making a rare double eagle on the par-five hole.
Antonyms
How Good
double eagle
- Jargon
to eagle
1
8.3
- Jargon
1
8.3
birdie
13
6.0
- Jargon
13
6.0
par
63
5.0
- Jargon
63
5.0
bogey
11
7.0
- Jargon
11
7.0
to double bogey
1
6.9
- Jargon
1
6.9
Surface Forms
double eagle singular
double eagles plural
Morphology
The meaning 'a $20 gold coin' is transparently built from 'double' (twofold) + 'eagle' (a $10 U.S. gold coin): doubling an eagle coin yields a twenty-dollar coin. Thus a learner who knows both constituent senses can directly infer the MWE meaning (transparency hinges on knowing the specialized coin sense of 'eagle' rather than the bird).
Etymology
Double eagle may come from the idea of an eagle score being doubled, since an eagle already means 'two under par'. That's why the name means 'three under par' on one hole, a very rare golf score.