warbird

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noun

A warplane.

Similar
scarlet tanager
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Meanings

nounwarbird (plural warbirds)

plural warbirds

  1. poeticA warplane.
  2. poeticA crew member of a warplane; airman.
  3. dialectalSynonym 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. literatureA heavily-armed starship.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of scarlet tanager.

Similar
scarlet tanager

Origin

From war + bird.

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Cite this entry
APA

warbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warbird

MLA

“warbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warbird.

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