MINUTEMAN

Minuteman

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

Minuteman

(noun) an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

minuteman (plural minutemen)

Alternative form of minute man

Source: Wiktionary


Min"ute*man, n.; pl. Minutemen (.

Definition: A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice;

– a term used in the American Revolution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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