Tahoma
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Tahoma is the original form of the word "Tacoma", as in the city of Tacoma, Washington
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Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
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- Mount Tahoma, an alternative spelling of Mount Tacoma, the original name of Mount RainierMount RainierMount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of . Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most...
in the Cascade Range- Little Tahoma Peak, a satellite peak of Mount Rainier
- Tahoma GlacierTahoma GlacierThe Tahoma Glacier is a long glacier mostly on the western flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers and contains 4.3 billion ft3 of ice. The glacier starts out near the summit of the volcano at over...
, a glacier on Mount Rainier - South Tahoma GlacierSouth Tahoma GlacierThe South Tahoma Glacier is a glacier located on the southwest flank of Mount Rainier in State of Washington. It covers and contains 4.6 billion ft3 of ice. Starting from an elevation of around at the base of a steep cliff, the glacier flows down southwest with the larger, adjacent Tahoma...
, a glacier on Mount Rainier
- Mount Tahoma High SchoolMount Tahoma High SchoolMount Tahoma High School is a high school in Tacoma, Washington. It opened in 1961 and is a part of the Tacoma Public School District. The school's mascot is the legendary Thunderbird.-History:...
, a high school in the district of Tacoma, Washington - Tahoma, CaliforniaTahoma, CaliforniaTahoma is a census-designated place in Placer and El Dorado counties, California, United States. Tahoma is located along Lake Tahoe southeast of Homewood...
, a town on the west shore of Lake Tahoe - Tahoma National CemeteryTahoma National CemeteryTahoma National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Kent, in King County, Washington. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2008, had 23,479 interments compared to 15,924 interments in 2005. It is the only National Cemetery in Washington state.- History :Tahoma National...
, a cemetery in Kent, Washington - Tahoma School DistrictTahoma School DistrictTahoma School District is an educational organisation in Maple Valley, Washington, USA.There is one high school, two middle schools, four elementary schools and a parent-partnered school...
, a school district in Maple Valley, Washington- Tahoma Senior High SchoolTahoma Senior High SchoolTahoma Senior High School is part of the Tahoma School District #409. THS is a public high school serving grades ten through twelve, and mainly provides for students from the city of Maple Valley, Washington...
, a senior high school in this district
- Tahoma Senior High School
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- Air TahomaAir TahomaAir Tahoma was an American cargo airline based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was established and started operations in 1996 in San Diego then later moved to Indianapolis in 1998 and to its last location at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus...
, an American cargo-based airline - USS Tahoma (1861)USS Tahoma (1861)USS Tahoma was a built by order of the United States Navy for service during the American Civil War.Tahoma was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways....
, a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War - USCGC Tahoma (WPG-80)USCGC Tahoma (WPG-80)USCGC Tahoma was a United States Coast Guard Cutter built by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan. Completed in 1934, the steel-hulled cutter operated on the Great Lakes between 1934 and 1941, attached to the 9th Coast Guard District and homeported at Cleveland, Ohio...
, a United States Coast Guard cutter completed in 1934 - USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908)USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908)USCGC Tahoma is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid on June 28, 1983 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island. She was delivered August 12, 1987 and commissioned April 6, 1988...
, a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1988
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- Tahoma (typeface)Tahoma (typeface)Tahoma is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Matthew Carter for the Microsoft Corporation in 1994 with initial distribution along with Verdana for Windows 95....
, a typeface bundled with Microsoft Windows