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Meaning of Thunderbird | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈθʌndə.bɜːd

Definitions

  1. A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
    alt-of
  3. Mozilla Thunderbird.
  4. The golden whistler, an Australian insectivorous songbird (Pachycephala pectoralis, formerly Pachycephala gutturalis), whose male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast.
  5. A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
    UK
  6. Ford Thunderbird.
    US

Equivalents

العربية طائر الرّعد
Čeština bouřlivák
Deutsch Donnervogel
Suomi ukkoslintu
日本語 雷神鳥
한국어 천둥새
Nederlands dondervogel

Examples

“A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.”
“The Thunderbird, one of the most powerful symbols of Indigenous American mythology, borrows heavily from eagle features.”
“Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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