FrankenSAM

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English

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Etymology

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Franken- (combination of disparate elements) +‎ SAM (surface-to-air missile)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹaŋkənˌsam/, [ˈfɹaŋkn̩ˌsam]

Noun

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FrankenSAM (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Any ground-based air-defence system assembled from multiple heterogeneous existing air-defence systems.

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