"warbird" meaning in English

See warbird in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: warbirds [plural]
Etymology: From war + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|war|bird}} war + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} warbird (plural warbirds)
  1. (chiefly poetic) A warplane. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-warbird-en-noun-TCnCAgs0 Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 21 13 0 35 29 1
  2. (chiefly poetic) A crew member of a warplane; airman. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-warbird-en-noun-M9LA5Y0f Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 21 13 0 35 29 1
  3. (dialect) Synonym of scarlet tanager Tags: dialectal Synonyms: scarlet tanager [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-warbird-en-noun-KJNkB4sV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 35 7 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 22 36 7 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 22 36 7 8 13 Disambiguation of Occupations: 16 23 32 9 9 11
  4. An aircraft formerly operated by the military, but now owned privately.
    Sense id: en-warbird-en-noun-lFGmf2jj Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 21 13 0 35 29 1
  5. Any aircraft decorated in military livery for display at airshows etc.
    Sense id: en-warbird-en-noun-fw570b9J Categories (other): Aircraft, Military Disambiguation of Aircraft: 0 8 0 37 55 0 Disambiguation of Military: 21 13 0 35 29 1
  6. (science fiction) A heavily-armed starship.
    Sense id: en-warbird-en-noun-h63ITSaY Categories (other): Science fiction Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0

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