aerie
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i, ˈɪər noun
1.
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
2.
a lofty nest of any large bird.
3.
a house, fortress, or the like, located high on a hill or mountain.
4.
Obsolete. the brood in a nest, especially of a bird of prey.
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eyrie or aerie (ˈɪərɪ, ˈɛərɪ, ˈaɪərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin airea, from Latin ārea open field, hence nest] | |
| aerie or aerie | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin airea, from Latin ārea open field, hence nest] | |
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Word Origin & History
aerie
"eagle's nest," 1580s (attested in Anglo-L. from early 13c.), from O.Fr. aire, from L.L. area "nest of a bird of prey," perhaps from L. area "level ground, garden bed," though some doubt this. Another theory connects it to atrium. Formerly misspelled eyrie (1660s) on the
mistaken assumption that it derived from M.E. ey "egg."
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Example sentences
The park has one bald eagle territory and one peregrine falcon aerie which are monitored annually.
If he caught one pointing for his aerie, he would block the way and bid her sternly begone.
The mountaintop aerie of the story's villainous drug-dealing industrialist is one of numerous well-shot, well-chosen settings.
Refugees from aerie offices jostle for their ration of steak.
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