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DOUBLE EAGLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("double eagle" is a kind of...):
coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("double eagle" is a kind of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)