broken bird (English, noun)
expansion: broken bird (plural broken birds)
Senses:
glosses: A bird that is unable to fly due to one or both of its wings being broken.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An unflyable aircraft, particularly one that has been grounded or downed.
glosses: A troubled or emotionally fragile person, especially one suffering the aftereffects of a personal trauma.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: broken birds
tags: plural