English noun: Minuteman | |||
1. | Minuteman (person) an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution | ||
Broader (hypernym) | militiaman | ||
2. | Minuteman (artifact) a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile | ||