thunderbird
/ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
noun
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.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
noun
A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
British usage
name
Mozilla Thunderbird.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/
- British English: /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/