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English poet John Milton put a variant of aerie to good use in Paradise Lost (1667), writing, "… there the eagle and the stork / On cliffs and cedar tops their eyries build." But Milton wasn't the first to use the term, which comes to us via Medieval Latin and Old French and probably traces to an earlier Latin word, ager, meaning "field." English speakers had been employing aerie as a word for a bird's nest for more than a century when he penned those words. Eventually, aerie was applied to human dwellings as well as birds' nests. At first, this sense referred to dwellings nestled high up in mountains or hills. These days, you're also likely to hear high-rise city apartments or offices referred to as "aeries."
Examples of aerie in a Sentence
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
And now, the super-luxe Upper East Side condominium has given Robb Report an exclusive look at the swanky full-floor aerie, which is currently listed for $24.7 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
In an interview conducted at his hillside aerie, the actor emphasizes his hunger to create with others.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
The aerie is decked out with soaring 18-foot ceilings, reclaimed heartwood pine floors, and walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the space with natural light.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
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“Aerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerie. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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