Definitions
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- noun an aircraft formerly operated by the
military , but now owned privately. - noun any aircraft decorated in military
livery for display at airshows etc.
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Examples
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A warbird was a very different story from the Vulcan craft.
UNIFICATION 1990
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A warbird was a very different story from the Vulcan craft.
UNIFICATION 1990
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A warbird was a very different story from the Vulcan craft.
UNIFICATION 1990
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He was likely the last of his happy and peculiar breed, a "warbird" collector who had actually flown such extraordinary machines in the dangerous skies of World War II.
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After a few moments, during which time its crew checked that the probes were all functioning properly, the warbird leapt back into warp, heading for the next system on its itinerary.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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And too small for a Romulan warbird, she added, before anyone could ask.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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And too small for a Romulan warbird, she added, before anyone could ask.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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No sensor on the Ferengi marauder which was orbiting the fourth of six planets registered the arrival or departure of the warbird, or the existence of the probes.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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No sensor on the Ferengi marauder which was orbiting the fourth of six planets registered the arrival or departure of the warbird, or the existence of the probes.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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I told you we should have tried to acquire a Romulan warbird.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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