aerie
pronunciation
How to pronounce aerie in British English:
UK [ˈɛəri]
How to pronounce aerie in American English:
US [ˈɛri, ˈɪri]
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- Noun:
- the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- any habitation at a high altitude
Word Origin
- aerie (n.)
- "eagle's nest," 1580s (attested in Anglo-Latin from early 13c.), from Old French aire "nest," Medieval Latin area "nest of a bird of prey" (12c.), perhaps from Latin area "level ground, garden bed" [Littré], though some doubt this [Klein]. Another theory connects it to atrium. Formerly misspelled eyrie (1660s) on the mistaken assumption that it derived from Middle English ey "egg."
Example
- 1. Influence of resolving ache capsule on sebaceous gland , hair follicle and hemorheology in experimental rabbit ear aerie model .
- 2. They became infected ...... and aerie can barely speak of the night she was taken out of her cage and her wings were sawn off brutally to keep her alive .