Home › Words › W › warbirdwarbirdwarbird means A warplane.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, warbird ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom war + bird.nounA warplane.A crew member of a warplane; airman.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.A heavily-armed starship.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.warplane 76% match — An aircraft designed for combat. vs warbird →battleplane 68% match — An airplane for military use. vs warbird →airwar 65% match — A war fought predominantly by aircraft. vs warbird →warload 62% match — A warplane's payload of weapons and ammunition. vs warbird →flyboy 61% match — An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft. vs warbird →bomber 59% match — A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. vs warbird →warfighter 59% match — A servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat. vs warbird →superbomber 58% match — A bomber aircraft with a large bomb-carrying capacity. vs warbird →