/ Dictionary / Index A apache: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•pache Pronunciation: (u-päsh', u-pash' Fr. a-pash'), [key] — pl. a•paches a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian. A•pach•e Pronunciation: (u-pach'ē), [key] — pl. A•pach•es, A•pach•e. a member of an Athabaskan people of the southwestern U.S. any of the several Athabaskan languages of Arizona and the Rio Grande basin. a two-man U.S. Army helicopter designed to attack enemy armor with rockets or a 30mm gun and equipped for use in bad weather and in darkness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: apache (Thesaurus) apace Apachean Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language