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  • noun US, euphemistic Alternative spelling of broken arrow, a nuclear accident.

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Examples

  • Chapter Seventeen When the Homestead Act opened up Oklahoma in the last century, the area called Broken Arrow had boasted of only two natural features: osage and Indians.

    Encounter Group Sapir, Richard & Murphy, Warren 1984

  • Melody did call Broken Arrow police and filed a report.

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  • Even John Woo, director of Hollywood action blockbusters such as Broken Arrow and Face Off, filmed scenes, though they apparently ended up on the cutting room floor.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • I have always thought Travola play a great whacked out bad guy ever since Broken Arrow.

    Second Crazy Trailer for Pierre Morel's From Paris with Love « FirstShowing.net 2010

  • Heather Joplin was taught as a child to stick to a budget, and her parents set an example of living on less than they make, says her father Toby Joplin, of Broken Arrow, Okla.

    Managing Expectations of Costly Kids 2010

  • The Na'vi are first and foremost the cinematic heirs to the Hollywood Indian, from Broken Arrow to Dances with Wolves.

    Jared Gardner: Avatar: Blueface, Whitenoise 2010

  • A woman examining a cloud of papers that have blown across the river to Brooklyn, the detritus of disaster including a rental car form from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

    Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010

  • A woman examining a cloud of papers that have blown across the river to Brooklyn, the detritus of disaster including a rental car form from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

    Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010

  • A rental car claim adjustment from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

    Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010

  • I like action -- Broken Arrow still ranks as one of my all-time favorite movies -- and nothing saves a rainy day like Austin Powers.

    Holly Robinson: A Survivor's Guide to Watching The American 2010

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