thunderbird · noun1
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies. Full definition →
The railway sense is derived from the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds, about a secretive high-tech rescue organization, ultimately from thunderbird.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.