Thunderbird
nounproper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈθʌndə(ɹ).bɜː(ɹ)d//
A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
noun
- 1
A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
- 2
Variant of thunderbirdAlternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
Etymology
The railway sense is derived from the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds, about a secretive high-tech rescue organization, ultimately from thunderbird.
proper noun
- 1
Mozilla Thunderbird.
- 2
Ford Thunderbird.
Forms
- plural
- Thunderbirds
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