aerienoun [ C ]
mainly US UK usually eyrie uk/ˈɪə.ri/us/ˈɪr.i/the nest of an eagle or other large bird that eats meat, usually built in a high place that cannot be easily reached
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Zoology: ornithology & bird-watching
- birdsong
- birdwatching
- eggshell
- flightless
- flyer
- hide
- hover
- incubate
- incubator
- ornithologist
- ornithology
- twitcher
Examples from literature
- A pair of white-headed sea-eagles had established their aerie in a tree not more than twenty feet from the ground, and I could not resist the temptation of robbing them of their eggs.
- Slowly he climbed the steep and crooked trail to their aerie at the peak.
- The great panorama of the Gulf lay unfolded beneath their aerie.