aerie

or aer·y

[ air-ee, eer-ee ]
/ ˈɛər i, ˈɪər i /
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noun, plural aer·ies.

the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
a lofty nest of any large bird.
a house, fortress, or the like, located high on a hill or mountain.
an apartment or office on a high floor in a high-rise building: a penthouse aerie with a spectacular view.
Obsolete. the brood in a nest, especially of a bird of prey.

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Also eyrie, eyr·y.

Origin of aerie

1575–85; < Anglo-French, Old French airie, equivalent to aire (< Latin ager field, presumably “nest” in Vulgar Latin; see acre) + ie -y3; compare Medieval Latin aerea, aeria “aerie, brood” < Old French aire

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH aerie

aerie airyaerie eerie Erie

Words nearby aerie

aerial top dressing, aerial tramway, aerial yam, aerialist, aeriality, aerie, aeriferous, aerification, aeriform, aerify, aero
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Words related to aerie

brood, penthouse

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British Dictionary definitions for aerie

aerie
/ (ˈɛərɪ, ˈɪərɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US) of eyrie
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