aerie : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: aerie	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for aerie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aerie n the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) Synonym(s): aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry any habitation at a high altitude Synonym(s): aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aerie \Ae"rie\ (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. {Area}.] The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. --Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.