mad minute
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]mad minute (plural mad minutes)
- (UK, military) A test of marksmanship with fifteen aimed shots at a twelve-inch target at 200 yards within one minute.
- 2013, John J. Gebhart, LBJ's Hired Gun:
- Then the Major got into the game and launched rockets at them, and we all had a few mad minutes having target practice on the Lionel train set.
Usage notes
[edit]- The target size and distance vary with different sources.