The nest of a bird of prey like an eagle or hawk, built high in a tree or on a cliff; also any high, isolated dwelling place.
From Old French 'airie,' related to 'aire' meaning 'area' or 'nest.' The ultimate origin may be related to Latin 'atria' or it may derive from words meaning 'open place.'
A golden eagle's aerie can be enormous—sometimes 13 feet wide and weighing over a ton—and the same pair of eagles might use and expand the same aerie for 50 years!
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