Aquila

¹ American  

[ak-wuh-luh, ah-kwee-lah] / ˈæk wə lə, ˈɑ kwi lɑ /

noun

1. a city in central Italy.

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Aquila ² American  

[uh-kwil-uh, ak-wuh-luh] / əˈkwɪl ə, ˈæk wə lə /

noun

genitive

Aquilae

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

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Aquila ¹ British  

/ ˈækwɪlə, ˈaːkwila /

noun

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

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Aquila ² British  

/ 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

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Aquila Scientific  

/ ăk′wə-lə /

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

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Etymology

Origin of Aquila

from Latin: eagle

Example Sentences

The defence department said it "tracked and hunted" the Aquila II from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, thousands of miles away.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

On Thursday, the juvenile court of nearby Aquila suspended the couple's parental responsibility and ordered the transfer of the children to a protective home with their mother.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

One day, while shooting a Coca-Cola ad, my agent called and had me cross the street to meet with casting director Deb Aquila and the producers of “Varsity Blues” on the Paramount lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

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 • Apr. 16, 2024

A constellation called Antinous, invented by Tycho Brahe, is represented on some maps as occupying the lower portion of the space given to Aquila.

From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Serviss, Garrett Putman