Thunderbird
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See also: thunderbird
English
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Etymology
[edit]The railway sense is derived from the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds, about a secretive high-tech rescue organization, ultimately from thunderbird.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Thunderbird (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
[edit]Thunderbird