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Definition of aerie : 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.

Synonyms:

eyrie, aery, eyry

Usage examples:

• Crossing a small court on his way to his aerie, he saw the housekeeper making signs to him from the window of her room. - "Donal Grant", George MacDonald.
• Up in his aerie, like an eagle above the low affairs of the earth, he led a keener life, breathed the breath of a more genuine existence than the rest of the house. - "Donal Grant", George MacDonald.
• A single pair for many years had their aerie in the top of a huge dead sycamore tree, near the head of Burnt Ship Bay. - "The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts", George W. Holley.