[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eyrie \Ey"rie\, Eyry \Ey"ry\ ([=a]"r[y^] or [=e]"r[y^]; 277),
n.; pl. Ey"ries (-r[i^]z). [See Aerie]
The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in
a lofty place; aerie.
[1913 Webster]
The eagle and the stork
On cliffs and cedar tops their eyries build. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eyry
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery,
eyrie, eyry]