eyrie
/ˈɛri/
noun
- The nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built high on a cliff or in a tall tree.
- From the trail, we could see a hawk's eyrie tucked into the cliff face.
- The falcon returned to its eyrie with food for its chicks.
- The eagle built its eyrie on a rocky ledge high above the valley.
- A high, secluded place where someone lives or hides, often used figuratively.
- The old lighthouse served as a lonely eyrie for the keeper.
- Their penthouse apartment felt like an eyrie above the busy city streets.
- The writer retreated to his mountain eyrie to finish his novel.
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