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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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Scram is a verb that means to go away at once, or a noun that means a rapid emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms from Merriam-Webster.
Scram is an informal verb that means to go away quickly or to leave quickly. It can also refer to a nuclear reactor protection system that shuts down the reactor in an emergency. See how to use scram in sentences and translations.
Scram definition: to go away; get out (usually used as a command). See examples of SCRAM used in a sentence.
A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor effected by immediately terminating the fission reaction. It is also the name that is given to the manually operated kill switch that initiates the shutdown.
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.
Definition of scram verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
