Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large bird-cage or inclosure in which the birds have room to fly.
- noun The birds confined in such an inclosure; a flight or flock of birds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A flight of birds.
- noun A large bird cage; an aviary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A flock of birds.
- noun An
aviary .
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Examples
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The velocipede volery sent up a choking cloud of dust.
Fairyland Chapter Ten! yuki_onna 2009
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And an old boy, at his first appearance, with all the gravity of his ivy-bush about him, is sure to draw on him the eyes and chirping of the whole town volery; amongst which there will not be wanting some birds of prey, that will presently be on the wing for him.
qms commented on the word volery
Our laughter when humor is light
May soar like the swallows at night
But cynical drollery
Can conjure a volery
Where fluttering never takes flight.
October 16, 2016
vendingmachine commented on the word volery
A place where aircraft are repaired.
March 22, 2017