Mohawk (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural Mo·hawks, (especially collectively) Mo·hawk.
  1. a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
  2. the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk Indians.
  3. a river flowing E from central New York to the Hudson. 148 miles (240 km) long.
  4. 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.
  5. a twin turboprop, two-seat U.S. Army aircraft fitted with cameras, radar, and infrared sensors and designed to monitor enemy operations.
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  1. a half turn from either edge of either skate to the corresponding edge of the other skate
  2. 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
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  1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Mohawk River; one of the Iroquois peoples
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
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  1. 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)
Mohawk (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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