1. a long, thin pastry filled with cream or custard and usually topped with chocolate icing

Examples

• She ordered a chocolate eclair from the French bakery.
• The eclair was filled with vanilla custard and topped with dark chocolate.
• He carefully bit into the delicate eclair, trying not to let the cream spill out.
• The pastry chef made fresh eclairs every morning.
• For dessert, we shared an eclair and a slice of cake.
• The eclair’s choux pastry was light and airy.