warbird
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
warbird (plural warbirds)
- (chiefly poetic) A warplane.
- (chiefly poetic) A crew member of a warplane; airman.
- (dialect) Synonym of scarlet tanager
- An aircraft formerly operated by the military, but now owned privately.
- Any aircraft decorated in military livery for display at airshows etc.
- (science fiction) A heavily-armed starship.