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steely-eyed missile men

steely-eyed missile men is the plural of steely-eyed missile man.

Meaning of steely-eyed missile man

Noun

steely-eyed missile man (plural steely-eyed missile men)

  1. (US, humorous, often, slang) An astronaut or engineer who quickly comes up with a solution to a difficult problem while under extreme pressure.
    • The "hold" in the countdown of a rocket firing has a long and infamous history. It doubtless is as old as the "countdown" itself. We Brevardians have seen thousands upon thousands of pictures of countdowns in progress, of green lights flashing, green buttons being pushed, fuming LOX [liquid oxygen]...1973 May 13, Emsley Armfield, “Picture this … a countdown stops”, in Brevard Sentinel: An Edition of the Orlando Sentinel Star, Orlando, Fla.: Sentinel Star Co., →OCLC, page 4, column 4

Questions about steely-eyed missile men

What is steely-eyed missile men the plural of?
Steely-eyed missile men is the plural of steely-eyed missile man.

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