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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brood, penthouse

Nearby words

aerial tramway, aerial yam, aerialist, aeriality, aerially, aerie, aeriferous, aerification, aeriform, aerify, aero

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

Can be confusedaerie airyaerie eerie Erie

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Examples from the Web for aerie

The great panorama of the Gulf lay unfolded beneath their aerie.
Terry|Charles Goff Thomson
Its aerie is about two yards wide, and is generally situated in the forests bordering on the sea or great lakes.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
We slept soundly in our cave, and at the earliest dawn clambered back into our aerie.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
From this aerie Hal could glimpse a bit of the village; the prim church spire; the tiny, far gravestones sleeping on Croft Hill.
Cursed|George Allan England

An eagle builds its aerie or nest upon a crag or inaccessible height above ordinary birds.
Selections From American Poetry|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aerie

aerie

/ (ˈɛərɪ, ˈɪərɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US) of eyrie

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aerie

or aer·y

noun, plural aer·ies.

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aerie

noun