minuteman Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution
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noun a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos
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Min"ute*man noun
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A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.
