noun
(mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
• Topics: ↑mythology
• Hypernyms: ↑spirit, ↑disembodied spirit
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a popular US sports car, first produced in 1954 by the ↑Ford Motor Company. Thunderbirds have become a familiar part of American life.
See also: ↑T-Bird
Useful english dictionary. 2012.