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spread eagle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: spread eagle

1
n
an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
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n
a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: spread eagle
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n an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States

Type of:
allegory, emblem
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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n a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line

Type of:
figure
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
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