Aerie n. The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.
... two-mile trail up the steep cliff to Walpi and found ourselves in a human aerie. Nobody knows how many centuries have passed since this tribe first made their home where we found them now. Living as they do in the very heart of a barren, arid waste, they control very little land worth taking from them and have therefore been ... — I Married a Ranger • Dama Margaret Smith
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