scram

Definitions


[skram], (Verb)

Definitions:
- leave or go away from a place quickly
(e.g: get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!)

- shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency
(e.g: when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble


[skram], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
(e.g: the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble




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