Aquila Definition

ăkwə-lə
noun
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the Milky Way near Aquarius and Serpens Cauda.
American Heritage
A N constellation in the Milky Way, nearly centered on the celestial equator.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Aquila degli Abruzzi
  • L'Aquila
  • genus Aquila
pronoun

(astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.

Wiktionary

An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.

Wiktionary

Origin of Aquila

  • Middle English from Latin aquila eagle, the constellation Aquila

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin aquila "eagle"

    From Wiktionary

Aquila Sentence Examples

  • In Sicily and the provinces of Reggio, Catanzaro, Cosenza and Lecce this tree flourishes without shelter; as far north as Rome, Aquila and Teramo it reqtiires only the slightest protection; in the rest of the peninsula itruns the risk of damage by frost every ten years or so.

  • The existing genera include Anas, Aquila, Bubo, Columba, Cypselus, Lanius, Picus, Phalacrocorax, Sula, &c. Very interesting is the fact that Serpentarius, Psittacus and Trogon are amongst this list of birds, which are now restricted to the tropics.

  • We are reminded of St Paul, and of his friends Aquila and Prisca, by a monument erected by an imperial freedman who was Praepositvs Tabernacvlorvm - Chief tentmaker.

  • Since Apollos was a Christian and "taught exactly," he could hardly have been acquainted only with John's baptism or have required to be taught Christianity more thoroughly by Aquila and Priscilla.

  • At his funeral obsequies the celebrated proselyte Aquila (Akylas Onkelos), reviving an ancient custom, burned costly materials to the value of seventy minae.

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