"double eagle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double eagles [plural]
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  1. (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $20 formerly used in the United States, the double of the US eagle coin. Tags: US Categories (topical): Coins Categories (place): United States
    Sense id: en-double_eagle-en-noun-xiqFtMk8 Disambiguation of Coins: 75 15 10 Disambiguation of United States: 98 0 1 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 38 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 33 20 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  2. (golf) Three under par, one stroke short of an ace (a hole in one) on a par-five hole. Categories (topical): Golf Translations (golf: three under par, one stroke short of an ace): iolar dúbailte [masculine] (Irish), albatras [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-double_eagle-en-noun-W27S69v6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 48 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 38 27 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'golf: three under par, one stroke short of an ace': 10 84 6
  3. A representation of an eagle with two heads, as in the heraldic arms of Russia and Austria and in iconography from Antiquity onward (especially in the Roman Empire). Categories (topical): Heraldic charges Categories (place): Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia
    Sense id: en-double_eagle-en-noun-2xlooYZY Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 30 22 48 Disambiguation of Albania: 30 0 70 Disambiguation of Greece: 25 2 73 Disambiguation of Montenegro: 24 0 76 Disambiguation of Russia: 13 0 87 Disambiguation of Serbia: 30 0 70 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 38 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: albatross [golf, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

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