What is "spread eagle"

Spread \Spread\, imp. & p. p. of Spread, v. Spread eagle.

1. An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States.

2. The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon military ornaments, and the like.

3. (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.

n. 1 A position of a body involving full extension of the limbs with both fore- and hind-limbs spread wide, usually referring to humans or heraldic eagles 2 (context figure skating English) A move in which a skater glides on both feet, the toes turned out to the sides, heels facing each other.

1. n. 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

The spread eagle is one of the moves in the field in the sport of figure skating, in which a skater glides on both feet, the toes turned out to the sides, heels facing each other. It can be performed on either the inside or outside edges. It is commonly used as an entrance to jumps, adding to the difficulty level of that jump under the Code of Points. It is most commonly used an entrance to an axel jump.

Spread Eagle is the sixth studio album by the Dutch band Peter Pan Speedrock.

'''Spread Eagle ''' is an American hard rock band from New York City. After only a few months of rehearsal they were signed by MCA/Universal Records. They released two albums Spread Eagle (1990) and '' Open To The Public'' (1993) and disbanded in 1995. In 2006 the band reunited.

In January 2011 the band officially announced their new line-up and according to bassist and founding member Rob De Luca there are plans for touring in North America and Europe.

Spread Eagle (1792–1805) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1795 Epsom Derby and was later imported into the United States to factor into the pedigrees of early American racehorses.