eyry
- noun
- /ˈɛri/
- UK
:
nido
- Legends say the king built his fortress where the falcon made its eyry on the mountain peak.
Examples
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The eagle returned to its eyry perched high on the rocky cliff.
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From her vantage point, she could just make out the hawk's eyry among the pines.
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The eagle built its eyry high on the cliff.
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Look at that eyry perched on the tallest tree!
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The eagle returned to her eyry after a long day of hunting in the mountains.
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From the eyry, the hawk had a magnificent view of the valley below.
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The conservationists discovered an abandoned eyry that had once housed a pair of nesting owls.
Synonyms
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A large nest built high by birds that hunt, like eagles
A high nest where birds of prey raise their young
A nest high above the ground where a large hunting bird lives
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word eyry is another form of aerie and comes from an old word meaning 'open space', like the modern word area. So picture a bird's nest 'in the air' on a high cliff, which is why eyry means a high nest of a bird of prey.