Eyrie (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any habitation at a high altitude.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The golden eaglets perched precariously in their eyrie, high atop the craggy mountain peak.
- A pair of peregrine falcons had built their eyrie in a secluded bluff overlooking the river.
- The ornithologist spent hours scanning the landscape for a glimpse of the hawk's eyrie, hidden among the rocky outcroppings.
- As the sun rose over the canyon, a bald eagle soared out from its eyrie, riding the thermal currents on outstretched wings.
- Deep in the forest, the osprey's eyrie was a tangled mass of twigs and nest, carefully constructed to cradle its precious eggs.