eyrie

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

eyrie [eyrie eyries] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually aerie)BrE [ˈɪəri] NAmE [ˈɪri] BrE [ˈeəri] NAmE [ˈeri] BrE [ˈaɪəri] noun
1. a nest that is built high up among rocks by a ↑bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) such as an ↑eagle
2. a room or building in a high place, especially one that is difficult to reach and from which sb can see what is happening below
See also: ↑aerie

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from medieval Latin aeria, aerea, eyria, probably from Old French aire, from Latin area ‘level piece of ground’, in late Latin, ‘nest of a bird of prey’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  aerie, aery, eyry