- Scrammed
- Scram Scram (skr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scramming}.] to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency. [PJC]
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Scrammed
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Scrammed — Scram Scram (skr[a^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scramming}.] to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrammed — skræm v. leave, go away, get out (Slang) interj. get out!, go away!, leave immediately! (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
Scram — This article is about nuclear reactors. For other meanings, see Scram (disambiguation). A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor though the term has been extended to cover shutdowns of other complex operations, such as… … Wikipedia
scram — UK [skræm] / US verb [intransitive, usually in imperative] Word forms scram : present tense I/you/we/they scram he/she/it scrams present participle scramming past tense scrammed past participle scrammed informal to leave a place quickly and… … English dictionary
Scram — (skr[a^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scramming}.] to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scram — (skr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scramming}.] to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scramming — Scram Scram (skr[a^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scramming}.] to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scramming — Scram Scram (skr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scramming}.] to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scram — I. intransitive verb (scrammed; scramming) Etymology: short for scramble Date: circa 1928 to go away at once < scram, you re not wanted > II. noun Date: 1953 a rapid emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor … New Collegiate Dictionary
Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets — K 278, 1 Jan 1986 Career … Wikipedia
