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Vocabulary Entry
yard-bird
|noun
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N
noun
A person who lives or hangs around in a yard, especially an airfield or rail yard; by extension, a slang term for a military aircraft mechanic or an inexperienced person in that setting.
Example Sentences
"The yard-bird waved at the pilots from the hangar."
"He worked as a yard-bird at the airfield."
"The old yard-bird knew every corner of the rail yard."