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warbird

warbird noun: a warplane.

Noun

warbird (plural warbirds)

  1. (poetic) A warplane.
  2. (poetic) A crew member of a warplane; airman.
  3. (dialectal) Synonym of scarlet tanager.
    Synonyms:
    scarlet tanager
  4. An aircraft formerly operated by the military, but now owned privately.
  5. Any aircraft decorated in military livery for display at airshows etc.
  6. A heavily-armed starship.

Synonyms of warbird

Forms of warbird

pluralwarbirds

Origin of warbird

From war + bird.

Questions about warbird

What does warbird mean?
Warbird means a warplane.
What part of speech is warbird?
Warbird is a noun.
What is the plural of warbird?
The plural of warbird is warbirds.

Words near warbird in the dictionary

  1. warbags
  2. warband
  3. warbands
  4. warbier
  5. warbiest
  6. warbird
  7. warbirds
  8. warblade
  9. warblades
  10. warble
  11. warble flies

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