Definition of "Tomahawk"

Tomahawk

noun
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.
  Quotations
  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, page 69
proper noun
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:
    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.