spread eagle

/sprɛd ˌigəl/
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Other forms: spread eagles

Definitions of spread eagle
  1. noun
    an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
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    type of:
    allegory, emblem
    a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
  2. noun
    a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
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    type of:
    figure
    a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
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