Množina: Minutemen
An American militiaman prior to the Revolutionary War.
In weaponry, a US three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of about 8,000 km/5,000 mi. In US history the term was applied to members of the citizens’ militia in the 1770s. These volunteer soldiers had pledged to be available for battle at a “minute’s notice” during the American Revolution.