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    scramble
    /ˈskrambl/

    verb

    • 1. make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet: "we scrambled over the damp boulders" Similar clamberclimbcrawlclaw one's way
    • 2. order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action: "the Hurricanes were scrambled again, this time meeting Italian fighters"

    noun

    • 1. a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something: "an undignified scramble over the wall" Similar clamberclimbascenttrek
    • 2. an emergency take-off by fighter aircraft: "the scramble might be a training exercise or it might not"

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