Meanings
adjectiveeagle-eyed (comparative more eagle-eyed, superlative most eagle-eyed)
comparative more eagle-eyed · superlative most eagle-eyed
- Having great visual acuity, especially the ability to see at a distance.
We like old signs at railway stations, and eagle-eyed John Macnab, from Falkirk, spotted one in our photograph of a Virgin Trains Class 390 at London Euston (RAIL 889).
2019 November 20, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 79 - Keenly perceptive.
Synonyms & antonyms
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eagle-sighted
adjectivecapable of seeing to a great distance
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian с остър поглед, проницателен
- с остър поглед (s ostăr pogled)Having great visual acuity
- проницателен (pronicatelen)keenly perceptive
Finnish haukansilmäinen, haukansilmäinen
- haukansilmäinenHaving great visual acuity
- haukansilmäinenkeenly perceptive
French œil de lynx
- œil de lynxHaving great visual acuity
Māori kanohi kāhu, kanohi hōmiromiro
- kanohi kāhuHaving great visual acuity
- kanohi hōmiromirokeenly perceptive
Polish orlooki, orlooki
- orlookiHaving great visual acuity
- orlookikeenly perceptive
Cite this entry
APA
eagle-eyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagle-eyed
MLA
“eagle-eyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagle-eyed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eagle-eyed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagle-eyed.
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