tomahawk
pronunciation
How to pronounce tomahawk in British English:
UK [ˈtɒməhɔ:k]
How to pronounce tomahawk in American English:
US [ˈtɑməhɔk]
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- Noun:
- weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians
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- Verb:
- cut with a tomahawk
- kill with a tomahawk
Word Origin
- tomahawk (n.)
- 1610s, tamahaac, from Virginia Algonquian (probably Powhatan) tamahaac "a hatchet, what is used in cutting," from tamaham "he cuts." Cognate with Mohegan tummahegan, Delaware tamoihecan, Micmac tumeegun.
Example
- 1. The united states navy destroyer barry fired tomahawk missiles from the mediterranean sea on saturday .
- 2. The u.s. had launched a volley of tomahawk cruise missiles from a ship off the coast .
- 3. At 19.00 gmt on saturday evening , american and british naval vessels launched a co-ordinated tomahawk cruise missile attack on libyan air-defence systems .
- 4. Some months after the attack in al majalah , amnesty international released photos showing an american cluster bomb and a propulsion unit from a tomahawk cruise missile .
- 5. Take the military 's current inventory of tomahawk cruise missiles , which can scream toward their targets at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour .