Tomahawk

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Tomahawk may refer to:

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Tomahawk (axe), a type of axe made and used by Native Americans
• Tomahawk (band), an alternative metal band fronted by Mike Patton
• Tomahawk (geometric shape), a geometric shape that can be used to trisect angles
• Tomahawk (software components), a set of JSF components (software)

   Tomahawk haircut

[edit] Military and Transportation

• Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
• Curtiss P-40, a fighter aircraft
• BGM-109 Tomahawk, a cruise missile built in the United States
• TE-416 Tomahawk, a US sounding rocket
• Dodge Tomahawk, a concept motorcycle

[edit] Yachts and Sailing

• tomahawk 25, a 25'4" yacht built in the 1970s

[edit] Fiction

• Tomahawk (film) (1951), directed by George Sherman
• Tomahawk (comics), a DC Comics character, published in his own series during the 1950s and 1960s
• Tomahawk (G.I. Joe), a helicopter from G.I. Joe toys, comics and animation

[edit] Places

• Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a city in the USA
• Tomahawk (town), Wisconsin, a nearby town
• Tomahawk, New Zealand was the old name for Ocean Grove derived from the Māori (Tomo-haka)

[edit] Sports

• In basketball, a tomahawk is a one-handed slam dunk, where the ball is brought over the head before being stuffed into the basket, in a chopping motion
• A turning maneuver used in inline skating
• The mascot for the P.E.I. Rocket of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League