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eyrie

Syllables: ey·rie/ˈɪə.ɹi/US/ˈɪ.ɹi/

eyrie noun: the nest of a bird of prey.

Noun

eyrie (plural eyries)

  1. (UK) The nest of a bird of prey.
    • The methods employed to ascend to the nest of a bird of prey depend, in each instance, upon its site. If the nest is in a tree, a man can climb up and, having put the young ones in a basket, carry them home. If, however, the eyrie is built in the fissure of a lofty rock, a man is secured to the end...1943, Casey A. Wood, F. Marjorie Fyfe, “How to reach the eyrie”, in The Art of Falconry, volume 2, translation of original by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, →ISBN, page 129
  2. (UK) Any high and remote but commanding place.

eyrie meaning in Tamil

eyrie in Tamil

கழுகு முதலிய இரைப்பறவைகளின் கூடு

Forms of eyrie

pluraleyries
alternative USaerie
alternative form (dated)aery
alternative form (archaic)eyry
alternative form (obsolete)ayrie
alternative form (obsolete)aiery

Origin of eyrie

From Middle English eire, aire, from Old French aire or Medieval Latin aeria. Old French aire, in the sense of an eagle's nest, may have derived from Latin ager, or may less likely be related to the other senses, ultimately from Latin ārea.

Words that rhyme with eyrie

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Questions about eyrie

What does eyrie mean?
Eyrie means the nest of a bird of prey.
What is eyrie in Tamil?
Eyrie in Tamil is கழுகு முதலிய இரைப்பறவைகளின் கூடு. See Eyrie meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eyrie?
Eyrie is a noun.
How do you pronounce eyrie?
Eyrie is pronounced /ˈɪə.ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of eyrie?
The plural of eyrie is eyries.

Words near eyrie in the dictionary

  1. Eyrean
  2. eyren
  3. eyres
  4. Eyrich
  5. Eyrichs
  6. eyrie
  7. eyries
  8. Eyring
  9. eyrir
  10. eyry
  11. eys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eyrie (page history and authors); eyrie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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