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warbird

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From war + bird.

noun warbirds

  1. poetic A warplane.
  2. poetic A crew member of a warplane; airman.
  3. dialectal Synonym of scarlet tanager.

    Similar: 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.

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@misc{warbird_2026,
  title = {warbird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warbird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}