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noun
1.
John Joseph
(
“Blackjack”
),
1860–1948,
U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
2.
Military
.
a.
a 46-ton (42 metric tons) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90mm gun.
b.
a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
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Pershing II
noun
a 38-foot (12 meters) U.S. Army surface-to-surface nuclear missile with a single warhead and range of more than 1000 miles (1609 km).
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Pershing
1
(ˈpɜːʃɪŋ)
—
n
John Joseph,
nickname
Black Jack.
1860--1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917--19)
Pershing
2
—
n
a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead
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