FrankenSAM

English

Etymology

From Franken- (“combination of disparate elements”) +‎ SAM (“surface-to-air missile”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

FrankenSAM (uncountable)

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

Translations

air-defence system assembled from heterogeneous existing air-defence systems