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- Dictionaryscram/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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to leave quickly; get away: We’d better scram! (Definition of scram from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of scram.
Scram definition: to go away; get out (usually used as a command). See examples of SCRAM used in a sentence.
noun. : a rapid emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. Examples of scram in a Sentence. Verb The vandals scrammed before the police could arrive. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb. As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.
noun. 1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. verb. 2. (of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
to leave quickly; get away: We’d better scram! (Definition of scram from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of scram.
Definitions of scram. verb. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form. “ Scram !” synonyms: buzz off, get. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Scram." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/scram. Accessed 24 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™.
Definition of scram verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To leave a scene at once; go abruptly. 2. To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor. n. A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency. [Perhaps short for scramble .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
scram meaning, definition, what is scram: to leave a place very quickly, especiall...: Learn more.
Originally an acronym for Safety Control Rod Axe Man, a term used to refer to the person assigned to the duty of dropping the boron control rods into the "pile" at the University of Chicago in case of emergency.
