Apaches

[ (uh-pach-eez) ]

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A tribe of Native Americans who live in the southwestern United States. Geronimo was an Apache.

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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

But the Apaches are short range and need maintenance troops to deploy with them into a location within Iraq itself.
Air Force Pilots Say They're Flying Blind Against ISIS|Dave Majumdar|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One pilot friend in Zwara pointed out that just “two Apaches,” attack helicopters, would intimidate the militias into a ceasefire.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, army Apaches shot up several convoys that refused to stop while navigating mountainous dunes near the border.
On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers|Peter Schwartzstein|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apaches used what was once a marshy ciénaga as a water hole for centuries.
Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America|Condé Nast Traveler|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not long after the Spanish conquistadores explored the region for gold, they began snatching Apaches and other natives as slaves.
The Bin Laden of His Day? A New Biography of Geronimo|Marc Wortman|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The similitude is a calumny on the descendants of Ishmael; the fiercest Bedouin are refined and mild compared with the Apaches.
Overland|John William De Forest
The Indians, and especially the Apaches, have a frenzied passion for strong liquors; the Comanches alone are teetotallers.
The Border Rifles|Gustave Aimard
The Venta del Potrero was blown into the air, burying beneath its ruins the Apaches who had invaded it.
The Border Rifles|Gustave Aimard
There were some dangers to be guarded against, as for instance Apaches, and the chance of getting lost in reality.
Overland|John William De Forest
His shots had told, and two Apaches fell with their chests pierced through and through.
The Border Rifles|Gustave Aimard