/
ˈɪəri,
ˈʌɪri,
ˈɛːri/
n.
a large nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, built high in a tree or on a cliff.
Etymology
C15: from med. L. aeria, aerea, eyria, prob. from OFr. aire, from L. area ‘level piece of ground’, in late L. ‘nest of a bird of prey’.
