| 单词 | minuteman |
| 释义 | Minuteman[ min-it-man ] / ˈmɪn ɪtˌmæn / noun, plural Min·ute·men.(sometimes lowercase) a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service. a U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile with three stages, powered by solid-propellant rocket engines. a member of a small, secret, ultraconservative organization formed into armed groups for the declared purpose of conducting guerrilla warfare against a communist invasion of the U.S. Origin of MinutemanAn Americanism dating back to 1765–75; minute1 + man Words nearby Minutemanminus sign, minute, minute gun, minute hand, minutely, Minuteman, minute mark, Minutemen, minutes, minute steak, minute volume Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Minuteman
British Dictionary definitions for MinutemanMinuteman / (ˈmɪnɪtˌmæn) / noun plural -men(sometimes not capital) (in the War of American Independence) a colonial militiaman who promised to be ready to fight at one minute's notice a US three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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