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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
scram .
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Examples
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Vermont Yankee "scrammed" - automatically shut down Thursday, Aug 30th in the afternoon.
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"scrammed" -- or went into automatic shutdown -- when a problem developed with equipment in the switchyard where it connects to the power grid.
The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines Dave Gram ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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After 30 minutes of getting there -- we all looked at each other, didn't have much more to say and scrammed -- I later saw Schenectady, NY and realized this was probably one of the most depressing days of my entire life.
Dan Beckmann: So Where Did All the Hope and Change Go? Dan Beckmann 2010
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The delivery guys basically stuffed it in the corner and scrammed before I could figure out my yuletide tree rights and ask to exchange it.
Shiva Rose: Savages Shiva Rose 2011
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After 30 minutes of getting there -- we all looked at each other, didn't have much more to say and scrammed -- I later saw Schenectady, NY and realized this was probably one of the most depressing days of my entire life.
Dan Beckmann: So Where Did All the Hope and Change Go? Dan Beckmann 2010
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There are designs of reactors that have been tested that have short-lived waste products, and are so safe that during testing they were ‘scrammed’ or shut down on the weekends, to be restarted on Monday.
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The delivery guys basically stuffed it in the corner and scrammed before I could figure out my yuletide tree rights and ask to exchange it.
Shiva Rose: Savages Shiva Rose 2011
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After the reactors "scrammed"—meaning the nuclear reaction was stopped—they still had to cool down before inspectors could get inside the reactor-containment buildings.
Earthquake Triggers Reactor-Design Review Rebecca Smith 2011
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After 30 minutes of getting there -- we all looked at each other, didn't have much more to say and scrammed -- I later saw Schenectady, NY and realized this was probably one of the most depressing days of my entire life.
Dan Beckmann: So Where Did All the Hope and Change Go? Dan Beckmann 2010
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There are designs of reactors that have been tested that have short-lived waste products, and are so safe that during testing they were ‘scrammed’ or shut down on the weekends, to be restarted on Monday.
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