Tomahawk

See also: tomahawk

English

Noun

Tomahawk (plural Tomahawks)

  1. (military) 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.
Tomahawk post office, Kentucky

Proper noun

Tomahawk

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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomahawk, that from an Eastern Algonquian word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ma.haːk/, /ˈtɔ.ma.hoːk/
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Noun

Tomahawk m (strong, genitive Tomahawks, plural Tomahawks)

  1. tomahawk
    Synonym: Kriegsbeil

Declension
Declension of Tomahawk [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tomahawk die Tomahawks
genitive eines des Tomahawks der Tomahawks
dative einem dem Tomahawk den Tomahawks
accusative einen den Tomahawk die Tomahawks

Further reading
  • “Tomahawk” in Duden online
  • “Tomahawk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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