MINUTEMAN

Meaning of MINUTEMAN in English

/ ˈmɪnɪtmæn; NAmE / noun

( pl. -men / -mən; NAmE /) ( US ) (during the American Revolution) a member of a group of men who were not soldiers but who were ready to fight immediately when they were needed

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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MINUTEMAN — noun Date: 1774 a member of a group of men pledged to take up arms at a minute's notice during …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MINUTEMAN — Colonial soldier of the American Revolution . Minutemen were first organized in Massachusetts in September 1774, when revolutionary leaders sought …
Английский словарь Британика
MINUTEMAN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌman, -aa(ə)n noun ( plural minutemen ) 1. : a member of a group of armed men pledged to take …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINUTEMAN — (n.) A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the …
Английский словарь Webster
MINUTEMAN — ( n. ) A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MINUTEMAN — /min"it man'/ , n. , pl. Minutemen . 1. ( sometimes l.c. ) a member of a group of American …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINUTEMAN — n. colonial soldier before and during the American Revolutionary War who was ready for action at a moment's notice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MINUTEMAN — noun Date: 1774 : a member of a group of men pledged to take up arms at a minute's notice …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MINUTEMAN — noun a militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; a term used in the …
Webster English vocab
MINUTEMAN — [ 'mɪnɪtman ] ■ noun ( plural minutemen ) historical a member of a class of militiamen of the American …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MINUTEMAN — [min.ute.man] n (1774): a member of a group of armed men pledged to take the field at a minute's notice …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINUTEMAN — in U.S. history, an American Revolution militiaman who agreed to be ready for military duty at a minute's warning. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINUTEMAN — minute|man, M~ BrE AmE ˈmɪn ɪt |mæn § -ət- ▷ minute|men men
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINUTEMAN — min ‧ ute ‧ man /ˈmɪnətmæn, ˈmɪnɪtmæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural minutemen /-men/) [countable] American English one of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINUTEMAN — n. (pl. -men) US 1 a political watchdog or activist. 2 a type of three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. 3 hist. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MINUTEMAN — n. (pl. -men) US 1 a political watchdog or activist. 2 a type of three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. 3 hist. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MINUTEMAN — n. (pl. -men) US 1 a political watchdog or activist. 2 a type of three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. 3 hist. …
Oxford English vocab
MINUTEMAN — n. Colonial soldier of the American Revolution . Minutemen were first organized in Massachusetts in September 1774, when revolutionary leaders …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MINUTEMAN — n ( pl -men ) ( AmE ) 1. a member of a group of American citizens during the American …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MINUTEMAN — Minuteman
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINUTEMAN — n. солдат народной милиции, человек, активный деятель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MINUTEMAN — n. солдат народной милиции, человек, активный деятель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MINUTEMAN — 1. ист минитмен Воин-ополченец в начальный период Войны за независимость [Revolutionary War]. Название связано с тем, что каждый член отряда должен был …
MINUTEMAN — 1. ист. минитмен Воин-ополченец в начальный период Войны за независимость [Revolutionary War]. Название связано с тем, что каждый член отряда …
MINUTEMAN — Minuteman
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINUTEMAN — n. Pronunciation: ' mi-n ə t- ˌ man Function: noun Date: 1774 : a member of a group of men …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MINUTEMAN MISSILE — U.S. ICBM first deployed in 1962. Its three generations the Minuteman I (1962–73), the Minuteman II (1966–95), and the Minuteman …
Английский словарь Британика
MINUTEMAN MISSILE — intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that constituted most of the land-based nuclear arsenal of the United States from the 1960s. There …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINUTEMAN MISSILE — U.S. ICBM first deployed in 1962. Its three generations the Minuteman I (196273), the Minuteman II (196695), and the Minuteman …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TITAN ROCKET — Any of a series of U.S. liquid-fueled rockets originally developed as intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBM s) but also used …
Английский словарь Британика
MISSILE — I Missiles vary from small tactical weapons effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons …
Английский словарь Британика

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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