Minuteman
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min·ute·man
(mĭn′ĭt-măn′)n.
An armed man pledged to be ready to fight on a minute's notice just before and during the Revolutionary War in the United States.
Minuteman
(ˈmɪnɪtˌmæn)n, pl -men
1. (Historical Terms) (sometimes not capital) (in the War of American Independence) a colonial militiaman who promised to be ready to fight at one minute's notice
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a US three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile
Min•ute•man
(ˈmɪn ɪtˌmæn)n., pl. -men.
(sometimes l.c.) a member of an American militia before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service.
[1765–75]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() militiaman - a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies |
2. | Minuteman - a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile - a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another |