missileman

English

Etymology

From missile +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsaɪl ˌmæn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌmæn/
Hyphenation: mis‧sile‧man

Noun

missileman (plural missilemen)

A member of the military responsible for missile launches.
- 1961, The Rotarian, volume 99, number 4, page 41:
  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.

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