Aquila

¹

[ ak-wuh-luh; Italian ah-kwee-lah ]

noun

1. a city in central Italy.

Aquila

²

[ uh-kwil-uh, ak-wuh-luh ]

noun

, genitive A·quil·ae [uh, -, kwil, -ee, ak, -w, uh, -lee].

1. the Eagle, a northern constellation south of Cygnus, containing the bright star Altair.

Aquila

¹

/ ˈækwɪlə; ˈaːkwila /

noun

1. a city in central Italy, capital of Abruzzi region. Pop: 68 503 (2001) Official nameAquila degli Abruzziˈdeʎʎi aˈbruttsi

Aquila

²

/ ˈækwɪlə; əˈkwɪlə /

noun

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

Aquila

/ ăk′wə-lə /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aquila¹

from Latin: eagle

Example Sentences

Remarkably, this black hole is also extremely close to us -- at a mere 2000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, it is the second-closest known black hole to Earth.

From Science Daily

"We are now in our manufacturing and revenue-generation phase, while we still have things left to prove," said CEO Tony Aquila.

From Reuters

"We entered the revenue and income generation phase with the advancement of our contract with the Department of Defense, and we delivered vehicles to NASA, " Canoo CEO Tony Aquila said on Monday.

From Reuters

It’s the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila, the Eagle.

From Scientific American

The crew swiftly unloaded their catch, using a crane to lift ice-packed crates of haddock and hake from the hold of the Aquila under bright spotlights.

From New York Times