Main entry: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry
Definition: any habitation at a high altitude
Main entry: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry
Definition: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
Main entry: aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal
Definition: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Usage: figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away- Thomas Carlyle; aerial fancies; an airy apparition; physical rather than ethereal forms