Aquila

Aq·ui·la  (kw-l)

n.

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the Milky Way near Aquarius and Serpens Cauda.

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[Middle English, from Latin aquila, eagle, the constellation Aquila.]

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Aquila¹

n Latin genitive Aquilae [ˈækwɪˌliː]

(Astronomy) a constellation lying in the Milky Way close to Cygnus and situated on the celestial equator. The brightest star is Altair

[from Latin: eagle]

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Aquila², l'Aquila

n

(Placename) a city in central Italy, capital of Abruzzi region. Pop.: 67 820 (1990) Official name Aquila degli Abruzzi [ˈdeʎʎi aˈbruttsi]

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Aquila  (kw-l)

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Hercules. Aquila (the Eagle) contains the bright star Altair.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Aquila - a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair Altair - double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
	2.	Aquila - the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy Aquila degli Abruzzi, L'Aquila Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise - a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
	3.	Aquila - a genus of Accipitridae               genus Aquila bird genus - a genus of birds Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle - large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck Aquila rapax, tawny eagle - brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia