"broken bird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: broken birds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} broken bird (plural broken birds)
  1. A bird that is unable to fly due to one or both of its wings being broken. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-broken_bird-en-noun-jZ85~Nlz Disambiguation of People: 27 34 39
  2. (aviation) An unflyable aircraft, particularly one that has been grounded or downed. Categories (topical): Aviation, People
    Sense id: en-broken_bird-en-noun-y0w7FN0l Disambiguation of People: 27 34 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 57 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 64 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 61 29 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (figuratively) A troubled or emotionally fragile person, especially one suffering the aftereffects of a personal trauma. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-broken_bird-en-noun-z2qo2M1n Disambiguation of People: 27 34 39

Inflected forms

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