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missileman

Syllables: mis·sile·manUK/ˈmɪsaɪl ˌmæn/US/ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌmæn/

missileman noun: a member of the military responsible for missile launches.

Noun

missileman (plural missilemen)

  1. A member of the military responsible for missile launches.
    • The Air Force tries to keep exact launching times a secret, but with 20,000 missilemen in the area who know these times, the word gets around.1961, The Rotarian, volume 99, number 4, page 41

Forms of missileman

pluralmissilemen

Origin of missileman

From missile + -man.

Questions about missileman

What does missileman mean?
Missileman means a member of the military responsible for missile launches.
What part of speech is missileman?
Missileman is a noun.
How do you pronounce missileman?
Missileman is pronounced /ˈmɪsaɪl ˌmæn/ (UK).
What is the plural of missileman?
The plural of missileman is missilemen.

Words near missileman in the dictionary

  1. missile silo
  2. missile silos
  3. missileer
  4. missileers
  5. missilelike
  6. missileman
  7. missilemen
  8. missileproof
  9. missilery
  10. missiles
  11. missilry

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