thunder run n.— «The Kern is designated a national “Wild and Scenic River.”…That is followed by the Upper Kern, a series of several defined runs. The last takeout is at Riverside Park in town. The sections vary from...
thunder run n.— «He participated in Operation Thunder Run in which the company set the tonnage mile and maintenance record in running two truck convoys from its home base at Frankfurt, Germany, to Alconbury and Warrington in England...
thunder run n.— «Another pastime is provided by the base’s 14 bars, including at least one operated by each national contingent. “When you hit them all in one night, they call it the Thunder Run,” said Sutton, a truck driver...
thunder run n.— «The plan for the convoy had gone through a number of permutations. At first it was seen by planners as a show of strength, with preparations worthy of a major invasion, including tank support and air cover—a...
thunder run n.— «One of the enduring images of the recent war in Iraq is a column of M-1A1 Abrams tanks barreling down the streets of Baghdad on a “thunder run,” deep into the city. » —“Tanks for the Memory” by...