Tomahawk (disambiguation)

A tomahawk is a type of axe made and used by Native Americans.

Tomahawk may also refer to:

Australia

 * Tomahawk, Tasmania, a town

Canada

 * Tomahawk, Alberta, a hamlet

New Zealand

 * Ocean Grove, New Zealand, formerly called Tomahawk from the Māori toma haka, now a suburb of the city of Dunedin
 * Tomahawk Beach, the beach below Ocean Grove
 * Tomahawk Lagoon, a coastal lake adjacent to Ocean Grove

United States

 * Tomahawk Township, Searcy County, Arkansas, a township
 * Tomahawk, Kentucky, a small community in eastern Kentucky
 * Tomahawk, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
 * Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a city
 * Tomahawk (town), Wisconsin, a town adjacent to the city of the same name
 * Tomahawk School District, a school district in Wisconsin
 * Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a town
 * Lake Tomahawk (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
 * Tomahawk River, a river in Wisconsin

People

 * Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1988), an Australian rules footballer, nicknamed "Tomahawk"
 * Tomahawk T.T., Takuya Onodera, a Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional entities

 * Tomahawk (comics), a DC Comics character, published in his own series from the 1940s to 1970s
 * Tomahawk (G.I. Joe), a helicopter in the G.I. Joe universe
 * Tomahawk (Transformers), a Transformers character

Music

 * Tomahawk (band), an alternative/experimental band fronted by Mike Patton
 * Tomahawk (album), an album by Tomahawk
 * Tomahawk Technique, an album by Sean Paul
 * "Tomahawk", a single by BT and Adam K

Other arts, entertainment, and media

 * Tomahawk (film) (1951), directed by George Sherman
 * Tomahawk (satirical magazine), a weekly magazine (1867–1870)

Military

 * Tomahawk (missile family), a cruise missile built in the United States
 * Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, early variants were named Tomahawk in RAF service
 * Nike-Tomahawk, a U.S. sounding rocket
 * Operation Tomahawk, an airborne military operation
 * Taurus Tomahawk, a two-stage elevator sounding rocket
 * TE-416 Tomahawk, a U.S. sounding rocket
 * USS Tomahawk (AO-88), a World War II fuel supply ship

Transportation

 * Tomahawk (train), a train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road")
 * Tomahawk, a children's bicycle similar to the Raleigh Chopper
 * Dodge Tomahawk, a concept motorcycle
 * ITV Tomahawk, a French paraglider design
 * Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, a light general aviation aircraft
 * SRT Tomahawk Gran Turismo, a concept car created by SRT for the Gran Turismo series
 * Tomahawk Railway, a U.S. railroad

Moves or plays

 * In basketball, a one-handed slam dunk, where the ball is brought over the head before being stuffed into the basket, in a chopping motion
 * In beach volleyball, an overhead method of contacting the ball
 * In field hockey, a type of hit where the hockey stick is turned so that the rounded side faces the ground and then swung in such a way that it hits the ball in a downward chopping motion
 * In football/soccer, a name given to Cristiano Ronaldo's direct free kicks
 * A turning maneuver used in roller skating
 * Tomahawk chop, a controversial celebratory gesture made by fans of multiple American sports teams

Teams

 * Johnstown Tomahawks, a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team from Johnstown, Pennsylvania
 * Mississauga Tomahawks Jr. A, a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Mississauga, Ontario
 * Tomahawks, the nickname for the United States national rugby league team
 * Toronto Tomahawks, a former team in the National Lacrosse League
 * Williamsport Tomahawks, a former Class AA Eastern League baseball team in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Other uses

 * Tomahawk (geometry), a mathematical tool that can be used to trisect angles
 * Tomahawk (software), a cross-platform music player for Windows, Mac and Linux, see List of Linux audio software
 * Tomahawk, a set of Java Server Faces components created by the MyFaces development team prior to its donation to Apache
 * A tomahawk steak is a rib steak with the bone attached
 * Tomahawk, a series of switching chips at Broadcom Corporation