tomahawk

IPA: tˈɑmʌhɔk

An ax used by Native American warriors.
(basketball) A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head.
(geometry) A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
(field hockey) A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.
(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.
A place name:
A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.
A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Searcy County, Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in Martin County, Kentucky.
An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
A city in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.

To strike or cut up with a tomahawk.
(historical) To girdle or incise the trees around (an area of land) so as to claim ownership of it.
(basketball) To perform a tomahawk dunk.

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