(US) A humorous and informal global fraternity that originated as a social drinking club for pilots during World War II.
(US) A humorous and informal global fraternity that originated as a social drinking club for pilots during World War II.
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A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
(obsolete, informal, military slang) An Ottoman soldier in World War One, particularly a Turkish one.
In the context of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, an aerie is a local chapter of this American fraternal and charitable organisation, analogous to a 'lodge' or 'chapter' in other fraternal groups. The word choice reflects the organisation's avian theme. Outside this institutional sense, 'aerie' typically means an eagle's nest on a high cliff — the slang use borrows that grandeur for chapter naming.
(military, slang, archaic) A drinking party.
Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family (chiefly, North America) or the order (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.