scramming

Variant of scram

intransitive verb scrammed, scramming

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

Origin: 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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