Black Hawk

American  

noun

1. 1767–1838, American Indian chief of the Sauk tribe: leader of Sauk and Fox Indians in the Black Hawk War.

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Example Sentences

They shot and killed a fleeing immigrant and raided an apartment building with the help of a Black Hawk helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times

The convoy took off, accompanied by two helicopters — one of them a Black Hawk — and a T-6 Texan warplane.

From Los Angeles Times

At one demonstration, a Black Hawk helicopter circled overhead, reviving concerns that law enforcement was surveilling residents engaged in activities protected by the First Amendment.

From Salon

Images shared with news agencies appear show a Ukrainian Black Hawk helicopter deploying about 10 troops near Pokrovsk, although the location and date could not be verified.

From BBC

The airport, which operates the single busiest runway in the U.S., was the site of a January midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.

From The Wall Street Journal