1. the nest of a bird of prey, especially an eagle or hawk, typically built in a high place
Usage: literary

1. of or relating to the air; ethereal or insubstantial
Usage: archaic; poetic

Examples

• The eagle’s aery was perched high on the rocky cliff.
• From their mountain aery, the hawks surveyed the valley below.
• The ancient castle seemed like an aery fortress above the clouds.
• Her aery voice floated through the cathedral like a whisper.
• The poet described the spirit’s aery form dissolving into mist.