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Minuteman

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Minuteman

1
n
an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution
2
n
a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Minuteman
1

n an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution

Type of:
militiaman
a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
2

n a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos

Type of:
ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
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