Found 2 items, similar to Spread eagle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spread eagle
spread eagle
n 1: an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the
obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
2: a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a
straight line
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spread eagle
Spread
\Spread\,
imp. & p. p. of
Spread, v.
[1913 Webster]
Spread eagle.
(a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the
United States.
(b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its
legs extended; often met as a device upon military
ornaments, and the like.
(c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and
legs extended on each side of the body, as in the
double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See
Displayed, 2.
[1913 Webster]