missileer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of missileer
Example Sentences
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Their missileer friends used to tease them because they had a golden Labrador named Sierra, the same name as one of the capsules that Jason’s squadron operated.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The Air Force has also established a website to address the missileer community concerns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
A missileer typically wakes at dawn, attends briefings and drives with another missileer — sometimes for more than an hour — to a ranch house ringed by razor wire.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2014
A missileer generally does two “alerts” a week.
From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2014
To aim any missile with accuracy, a missileer must know his own geographic position within a fraction of a mile.
From Time Magazine Archive
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