manpad
n.— «The Nicaraguan army sold nearly 400 shoulder-fired missiles—known in military parlance as manpads, or man-portable air defense systems—to the warring countries.» —“Rumsfeld on Mission for Haiti Aid” by John Hendren in Buenos Aires Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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