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Definition of perched adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

perched

adjective

NAmE//pərtʃt//

perched on, etc. something

1(especially of a bird) sitting or resting on something There was a bird perched on the roof.

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2placed in a high and/or dangerous position a hotel perched high on the cliffs

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