firebird

[ fahyuhr-burd ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌbɜrd /

noun

any of several small birds having bright red or orange plumage, especially the Baltimore oriole.

Origin of firebird

First recorded in 1815–25; fire + bird

Words nearby firebird

fireball, fireballer, fire balloon, firebase, fire beetle, firebird, fire blanket, fire blight, fireboard, fireboat, firebomb

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Example sentences from the Web for firebird

When we played the Stravinsky pieces here, for instance, his Pétrouschka and Firebird had not yet been heard.
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens
The sea piled itself into waves with crests of foam, and the firebird came flying from the other side of the world.
Old Peter's Russian Tales|Arthur Ransome
Peter had heard him called the Firebird, and now he understood why.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
Dost thou know the firebird, with his coat of red, and the yellow finches and the bluebirds?
A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for firebird

firebird

/ (ˈfaɪəˌbɜːd) /

noun

mainly US any of various songbirds having a bright red plumage, esp the Baltimore oriole

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单词	firebird
释义	firebird [ fahyuhr-burd ] / ˈfaɪərˌbɜrd / noun any of several small birds having bright red or orange plumage, especially the Baltimore oriole. Origin of firebird First recorded in 1815–25; fire + bird Words nearby firebird fireball, fireballer, fire balloon, firebase, fire beetle, firebird, fire blanket, fire blight, fireboard, fireboat, firebomb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for firebird When we played the Stravinsky pieces here, for instance, his Pétrouschka and Firebird had not yet been heard. Violin Mastery\|Frederick H. Martens The sea piled itself into waves with crests of foam, and the firebird came flying from the other side of the world. Old Peter's Russian Tales\|Arthur Ransome Peter had heard him called the Firebird, and now he understood why. The Burgess Bird Book for Children\|Thornton W. Burgess Dost thou know the firebird, with his coat of red, and the yellow finches and the bluebirds? A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia\|Amanda Minnie Douglas British Dictionary definitions for firebird firebird / (ˈfaɪəˌbɜːd) / noun mainly US any of various songbirds having a bright red plumage, esp the Baltimore oriole Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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