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eyrie
(ɪəri, US eri)
Word forms: plural eyriesregional note: in AM, use aerie
1. countable noun
If you refer to a place such as a house or a castle as an eyrie, you mean it is built high up and is difficult to reach.
[literary] ...marooned in my 48th floor eyrie in the sky.
2. countable noun
An eyrie is the nest of a bird of prey such as an eagle, and is usually built high up in themountains.
eyrie in British English
(ˈɪərɪ, ˈɛərɪ, ˈaɪərɪ) or aerie
noun
1.
the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, built in a high inaccessible place
2.
the brood of a bird of prey, esp an eagle
3.
any high isolated position or place
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin airea, from Latin ārea open field, hence nesteyrie in American English
(ˈɛri; ˈɪri) or ˈeyry (ˈɛri; ˈɪri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈeyries
aerie
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