MINUTEMAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Minuteman mean? 

• MINUTEMAN (noun)
  The noun MINUTEMAN has 2 senses:

1. an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution

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

  Familiarity information: MINUTEMAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINUTEMAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Minuteman" is a kind of...):

militiaman (a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Minuteman" is a kind of...):

ICBM; intercontinental ballistic missile (a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another)