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Tomahawk en · NOUN

Meanings

1. 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.
   • U.S. Navy surface ships launching Tomahawks against Chinese targets would thus have to approach within China's antiship-missile perimeter to bring their missiles in range (more on this in chapter 4). 2022, Robert J Haddick, Fire on the Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific, second edition, Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, page 69:

Forms

Tomahawk en · PROPN

Meanings

1. A place name: ▸ A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.
2. A place name: ▸ A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Searcy County, Arkansas.
4. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Martin County, Kentucky.
5. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
6. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
7. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.