eyrie

or eyr·y

[ air-ee, eer-ee ]

noun

, plural eyr·ies.

1. aerie.

eyrie

/ ˈɪərɪ; ˈaɪərɪ; ˈɛərɪ /

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 History and Origins

Origin of eyrie¹

C16: from Medieval Latin airea, from Latin ārea open field, hence nest

Example Sentences

His most recent release, Eyrie, was made with the help of Swedish composer Peter Sandberg, who can be heard on the soundtrack to Netflix's hit series Stranger Things.

From BBC

Indeed, whatever being uttered that fearful shriek could not soon repeat it: not the widest-winged condor on the Andes could, twice in succession, send out such a yell from the cloud shrouding his eyrie.

From Literature

He has been checking the eyrie every spring for the last five years.

From BBC

An eagle pair successfully reared the chick at an artificial eyrie on the 10,000-acre Trees for Life Dundreggan estate.

From BBC

I can’t pinpoint the reason, though it may be that Eyrie, a Willamette Valley pioneer, has essentially been farming the same vineyards for decades, while Crowley and Lingua Franca are newer producers without the same sort of intimate familiarity with lands and vines.

From New York Times