What does man-bird mean?
Man-bird means (dated, colloquial) A male aviator..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated, colloquial) A male aviator..
With each succeeding day's exhibit of man's ingenuity and his ability to cleave the atmosphere unscathed, the clamor on the part of non-aviators to share the flights of the man-birds grew louder.
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Man-bird means (dated, colloquial) A male aviator..
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With each succeeding day's exhibit of man's ingenuity and his ability to cleave the atmosphere unscathed, the clamor on the part of non-aviators to share the flights of the man-birds grew louder.
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