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Definition of MANPAD
1. Noun. A man-portable surface-to-air missile.
Lexicographical Neighbors of MANPAD
Literary usage of MANPAD
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope by H. C. V. Leibbrandt, Jan van Riebeeck (1906)
"... arrived in 1760, as soldier, in " Het Huijs te Manpad " ; made cooper the same
year, and master cooper in 1764 ; asks for burgher papers. (No. ..."
2. Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Requesten (memorials) 1715-1806 by Hendrik Carel Vos Leibbrandt, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Archives, South African Library (1906)
"... arrived in 1760, as soldier, in " Het Huijs te Manpad " ; made cooper the same
year, and master cooper in 1764 ; asks for burgher papers. (No. ..."
3. Tactics and Technology for 21st Century Military Superiorityby United States Dept. of Defense by United States Dept. of Defense (1998)
"Two helicopters were destroyed by insurgent fired man portable air defense (MANPAD)
munitions. While it can be argued that future helicopters will have ..."
4. U.s. Special Operations Forces: 1992 Posture Statement (1993)
"... and incendiary techniques; and air defense teams to provide Manportable Air
Defense (MANPAD) systems for limited self-defense against air-attack. ..."
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