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Mohawk
[ moh-hawk ]
noun
- a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
- the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk Indians.
- a river flowing E from central New York to the Hudson. 148 miles (240 km) long.
- (often lowercase) Also called Mohawk haircut. a hairstyle in which the head is shaved bare except for a strip of hair, usually with blunt, brushlike ends, down the center of the scalp from the forehead to the nape of the neck.
- Military. a twin turboprop, two-seat U.S. Army aircraft fitted with cameras, radar, and infrared sensors and designed to monitor enemy operations.
mohawk
1/ ˈəʊɔː /
noun
- skating a half turn from either edge of either skate to the corresponding edge of the other skate
- a punk hairstyle in which the head is shaved at the sides and the remaining strip of hair is worn stiffly erect and sometimes brightly coloured Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)mohican
Mohawk
2/ ˈəʊɔː /
noun
- -hawks-hawk a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Mohawk River; one of the Iroquois peoples
- the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
Mohawk
3/ ˈəʊɔː /
noun
- a river in E central New York State, flowing south and east to the Hudson River at Cohoes: the largest tributary of the Hudson. Length: 238 km (148 miles)
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mohawk1
Example Sentences
But according to Mr Mohawk, who still works at Boeing, the drive to build planes as quickly as possible in order to maximise revenues remains.
Noon: Motor east to Mohawk General Store After that, it’s about getting in my car and heading east.
She plopped down on the couch, put her feet up on the antique coffee table, and took off her school hat to reveal a short, cropped purple Mohawk.
She’s talking about how she wants to buy one for her boyfriend, Max, but can’t decide between the one that looks like a Mohawk and the one that has skulls on it.
He was moved on Friday to the Rikers Island jail complex from the Mohawk Correctional Facility where he had been since 2023.
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