Meanings
nounFrankenSAM (uncountable)
- informaluncountableAny ground-based air-defence system assembled from multiple heterogeneous existing air-defence systems.
Origin
From Franken- (“combination of disparate elements”) + SAM (“surface-to-air missile”).
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APA
FrankenSAM. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FrankenSAM
MLA
“FrankenSAM.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FrankenSAM. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “FrankenSAM,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FrankenSAM.
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