Blackbird
Mach-three spy plane
A blackbird is any of several dark-plumaged songbirds.
In Europe, it's a thrush species; in North America, the term covers grackles, cowbirds, and red-winged blackbirds.
The Beatles' "Blackbird" made the word iconic in popular music.
Historically, blackbirding was the coercive recruitment of Pacific Islanders as laborers—essentially kidnapping.
Spotted woodland vocalist
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- crowLarge black corvid
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
grackle · cowbird · redwing · merle · fledgling · nest · beak · feathers
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- White AlbumUntitled 1968 double record
- acousticRelating to sound
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- singingVocal music-making
Lennon · McCartney · lyrics · broken wings · freedom · civil rights · Abbey Road · melody
Prophetic indicator
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
portent · mystery · darkness · Edgar Allan Poe · Celtic · mythology · spirit · transformation
Supersonic American reconnaissance aircraft
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- spy planeCovert aerial surveillance craft
Cold War · altitude · titanium · pilot · classified · surveillance · aerospace · speed record
thrush
Spotted woodland vocalist
starling · grackle · cowbird · redwing · merle · fledgling · nest · beak · feathers · wingspan
Beatles
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- White AlbumUntitled 1968 double record
- acousticRelating to sound
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
Lennon · McCartney · singing · lyrics · broken wings · freedom · civil rights · Abbey Road · melody · fingerpicking
omen
Prophetic indicator
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
pie · portent · mystery · darkness · Edgar Allan Poe · Celtic · mythology · spirit · transformation · magic
SR-71
Supersonic American reconnaissance aircraft
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
spy plane · Cold War · altitude · titanium · pilot · classified · surveillance · aerospace · speed record · afterburner
- Fictional Vehiclesstarship, mothership, Battlestar Galactica, Millennium Falcon, Borg cube
- Chicago FoodChicago dog, Chicago hot dog, deep dish pizza, Italian beef, giardiniera
- Cold War AircraftB-52, MiG-21, SR-71, U-2, MiG-15
- Legendary PicturesGodzilla, Pacific Rim, Dune, The Dark Knight, Inception
- Lockheed MartinSR-71, F-22, F-35, C-130, U-2
- Pentagon ProgramsDARPA, F-22, F-22 Raptor, F-35, B-2 bomber
Blackbirdbomber
Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
B-52 · cargo plane · transport aircraft · glider · blimp
black, bird, blacker, blackest, blacken, blackened, blackening, blacks, blacking