Broken Arrow
1or bro·ken ar·row
[ broh-kuhn ar-oh ]
nounU.S. Military.
a nuclear weapon that has been removed from the arsenal by theft, loss, accidental launch or detonation, etc., but has not resulted in harm.
the theft, accidental launch, or other event that causes such a weapon to be removed from the arsenal.
a code phrase summoning all military aircraft in the area to the immediate support of ground forces about to be overwhelmed.
Origin of Broken Arrow
1First recorded in 1960–65
Other definitions for Broken Arrow (2 of 2)
Broken Arrow2
[ broh-kuhn ar-oh ]
noun
a town in northeastern Oklahoma.
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How to use Broken Arrow in a sentence
From the form of the canoes my interpreter pronounced them to be Sioux; and some broken arrows to be the Sauteurs.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) | Elliott CouesAt the base of the trunk was a pool of blood mingled with fragments of bark, broken arrows, leaves, and mould.
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