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scram (skram)

intransitive verb scrammed, scram·ming

Slang to leave or get out, esp. in a hurry: often used in the imperative

Etymology: contr. of scramble

transitive verb

to manually or automatically shut down (a nuclear reactor) usually by using the control rods

noun

such a shutdown of a nuclear reactor

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  1. scramble
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