Thunderbird

See also: thunderbird

English

A British Rail Class 57 Thunderbird locomotive

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.