bear in the air
bear in the air noun: a police helicopter.
Noun
bear in the air (plural bears in the air)
- A police helicopter.
- By the time we got into Tulsa Town
We had eighty-five trucks in all
But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf
And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear in the air.1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall - One of the AMC-supplied Johnson-brand CB radios was handy to keep tabs on Kojaks with Kodaks, or bears in the air.2011, Marc Cranswick, The Cars of American Motors: An Illustrated History, page 186
- By the time we got into Tulsa Town
Forms of bear in the air
| plural | bears in the air |
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Questions about bear in the air
- What does bear in the air mean?
- Bear in the air means a police helicopter.
- What part of speech is bear in the air?
- Bear in the air is a noun.
- What is the plural of bear in the air?
- The plural of bear in the air is bears in the air.
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