Thunderbird
See also: thunderbird
English
editEtymology
editThe railway sense is derived from the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds, about a secretive high-tech rescue organization, ultimately from thunderbird.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editThunderbird (plural Thunderbirds)
- Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird
- (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
editThunderbird