noun.
The nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place.
noun.
A house or stronghold perched on a height.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
See aery.
See aery.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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.