Minuteman

[min-it-man]

noun

plural

Minutemen 

1. (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.

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.

Minuteman

/ ˈmɪnɪtˌmæn /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) (in the War of American Independence) a colonial militiaman who promised to be ready to fight at one minute's notice

2. a US three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile

Word History and Origins

Origin of Minuteman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; minute ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Braun is also known for his work in Disney flicks “Sky High,” “Princess Protection Program” and “Minutemen.”

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The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is set to launch from the Santa Barbara County base sometime between 11:01 p.m.

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Meanwhile, the current dispute in Congress about ICBMs has focused on whether it would be cheaper to build the cost-overrunning Sentinel system or upgrade the existing Minuteman III missiles.

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Next, Mike Watt, best known as the bassist for Southern California punk band the Minutemen in the early 1980s, plays with his new band, the Mike Watt Quartet ft.

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Rat was doing sound at the club Safari Sam’s in Huntington Beach in the mid-1980s when the Minutemen were onstage.

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