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  • noun The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM), a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings, which can be launched from a ship or submarine.

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Examples

  • The word "Tomahawk" is used all over America for an Indian war axe.

    A Norseman Died in Ontario 900 Years Ago 1938

  • Healer Randolph first appeared in the pages of the DC title Tomahawk #128.

    Dart Adams presents Black Like Me: Black Comic Heroes Through The Ages Revisited Part One 1967-1988 Dart Adams 2009

  • The Tomahawk is literally a sleek, gleaming chromed motorcycle chassis built around the powerful 500-horsepower Dodge Viper engine.

    DaimlerChrysler and Canada 2003

  • He pulled off his Double McTwist 1260 - newly dubbed the "Tomahawk" - the crowd went crazy and the performance went to the top of the archives in a sport that's long been as much about putting on a show as winning.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • He pulled off his Double McTwist 1260 - newly dubbed the "Tomahawk" - the crowd went crazy and the performance went to the top of the archives in a sport that's long been as much about putting on a show as winning.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • He pulled off his Double McTwist 1260 - newly dubbed the "Tomahawk" - the crowd went crazy and the performance went to the top of the archives in a sport that's long been as much about putting on a show as winning.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010

  • He pulled off his Double McTwist 1260 - newly dubbed the "Tomahawk" - the crowd went crazy and the performance went to the top of the archives in a sport that's long been as much about putting on a show as winning.

    Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories Staff Writer 2010

  • He pulled off his Double McTwist 1260 - newly dubbed the "Tomahawk" - the crowd went crazy and the performance went to the top of the archives in a sport that's long been as much about putting on a show as winning.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010

  • Star Spangled Coics #69 GD Robin Tomahawk by Fred Ray

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 6555 2009

  • Now known as the Tomahawk Chop, even today, two decades later, the moment the Braves begin putting together a rally, out comes the Chop.

    In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011

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