definitions

firebird

[ fahyuh r-burd ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbɜrd /
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noun

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

Nearby words

firearm, fireback, fireball, fireballer, firebase, firebird, firebird, the, fireboard, fireboat, firebomb, firebox

Origin of firebird

First recorded in 1815–25; fire + bird

Definition for firebird (2 of 2)

Firebird, The

[ fahyuh r-burd ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbɜrd /

noun

a ballet (1910) with music by Stravinsky.
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Examples 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