FrankenSAM en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈfɹaŋkn̩ˌsam]
- /ˈfɹaŋkənˌsam/
Etymology
From Franken- (“combination of disparate elements”) + SAM (“surface-to-air missile”).
Meanings
- (informal, uncountable) Any ground-based air-defence system assembled from multiple heterogeneous existing air-defence systems.