Etymology

thunderbird

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Today it means: A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies. Full definition →

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thunderbird · noun1

From thunder + bird.

Thunderbird · noun, proper noun2

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

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