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thunderbird

noun
/ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/UK/ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/US/ˈθʌndə(ɹ).bɜː(ɹ)d/UK

Etymology

The railway sense is derived from the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds, about a secretive high-tech rescue organization, ultimately from thunderbird.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as thunderbird — “thunder + bird”

Definitions

  1. A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various…

    A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

    • A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.
    • The Thunderbird, one of the most powerful symbols of Indigenous American mythology, borrows heavily from eagle features.

  2. The golden whistler, an Australian insectivorous songbird (Pachycephala pectoralis,…

    The golden whistler, an Australian insectivorous songbird (Pachycephala pectoralis, formerly Pachycephala gutturalis), whose male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly…

      A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.

    2. Mozilla Thunderbird.

    3. Ford Thunderbird.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA