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    scram
    /skram/

    verb

    • 1. leave or go away from a place quickly: "get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!"
    • 2. shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency: "when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor"

    noun

    • 1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor: "the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCRAM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SCRAM definition: 1. to go away quickly: 2. to go away quickly: 3. to leave quickly; get away: . Learn more.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › scramSCRAM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Scram definition: to go away; get out (usually used as a command). See examples of SCRAM used in a sentence.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ScramScram - Wikipedia

    SCRAM button at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho. Sometimes the switch will have a flip cover to prevent inadvertent operation. A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor effected by immediately terminating the fission reaction.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scramScram Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    scram: [noun] a rapid emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCRAM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SCRAM meaning: 1. to go away quickly: 2. to go away quickly: 3. to leave quickly; get away: . Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scramScram - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    scram: 1 v leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form “ Scram !” Synonyms: buzz off , get Type of: go away , go forth , leave go away from a place

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCRAM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: informal to go away hastily; get out 1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor 2. (of a nuclear reactor) to.... Click for more definitions.