单词 | Minuteman |
释义 | Minuteman /min"it man'/, n. , pl. Minutemen. 1. (sometimes l.c.) a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service. 2. a U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile with three stages, powered by solid-propellant rocket engines. 3. 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. [1765-75, Amer.; MINUTE1 + MAN1] |
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