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  • proper noun A US surface-to-air missile system.
  • proper noun informal An individual Patriot missile

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Examples

  • Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old daughter of a patriot general, commanded a Patriot militia unit and rode over 40 miles in the dark of the night to wake the Minutemen.

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

  • Dallas Baptist University is initiating what it calls the Patriot Veteran's Opportunity Program to go with new GI Bill benefits for veterans who want a college education.

    RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010

  • Dallas Baptist University is initiating what it calls the Patriot Veteran's Opportunity Program to go with new GI Bill benefits for veterans who want a college education.

    RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010

  • Dallas Baptist University is initiating what it calls the Patriot Veteran's Opportunity Program to go with new GI Bill benefits for veterans who want a college education.

    RELIGION Blog | The Dallas Morning News 2009

  • Dallas Baptist University is initiating what it calls the Patriot Veteran's Opportunity Program to go with new GI Bill benefits for veterans who want a college education.

    Dallas Baptist University sweetens deal for vets | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009

  • And here's what else I'll do -- we'll pass the employer -- what I call the Patriot Employer Act. It's a pretty simple concept.

    CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2008 2008

  • That's why we passed what they call the Patriot Act. So, by the way, let me just say something about that Patriot Act. Nothing happens without court order.

    CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2004 2004

  • That's because most of the groups that use the word "Patriot" these days are virtually identical to the conservative Tory traitors during the days of the Revolutionary War.

    Top News Digg 2011

  • Al Garza runs one such group, which he calls the Patriot's Coalition.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • I firmly believe in the MOPH and it's doctrines but what will happen if another Patriot is placed in the same situation as I was?

    Paul A Bennett 2010

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