Thunderbird

See also: thunderbird

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθʌndə(ɹ).bɜː(ɹ)d/

Noun

Thunderbird (plural Thunderbirds)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
  2. (UK, rail transport) A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.

Proper noun

Thunderbird

  1. (computing) Mozilla Thunderbird.
  2. (US, automotive) Ford Thunderbird.
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