(especially BrE) (AmE usually aerie) noun
1 a nest that is built high up among rocks by a BIRDOFPREY (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) such as an EAGLE
2 a room or building in a high place that is often difficult to reach and from which sb can see what is happening below
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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