min·ute·man /ˈmɪnətˌmæn/
獨立戰爭時立即應召的民兵
Min·ute·man n.; pl. Minutemen A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.
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Minuteman
n 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