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scram

scram [ skram ]


verb  (past and past participle scrammed, present participle scram·ming, 3rd person present singular scrams)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb leave quickly: to get out or leave quickly ( informal ) ( often used as a command )

2. transitive and intransitive verb energy shut down nuclear reactor: to shut down a nuclear reactor rapidly in an emergency, or be shut down rapidly



noun  (plural scrams)
Definition:
 
energy reactor shutdown: a rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency

[Early 20th century. Origin ?]
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