eyrie

🇺🇸 /ˈɪri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪəri/
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noun
R

A high nest built by a bird of prey like an eagle.

The eagle returned to its eyrie with its catch.

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A high room or building, hard to reach, from which you can see what happens below.

From the eyrie of the tower, the whole city was visible.

translation

n. A high nest built by a bird of prey like an eagle.; A high room or building, hard to reach, from which you can see what happens below.

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Plural eyries