Scram vs. Amscray

Scramverb

Leave in a hurry, go away (frequently imperative).

Scramverb

(ambitransitive) To abruptly insert the control rods of a nuclear reactor, usually in case of emergency shutdown.

Scramverb

(Wales) Scratch with claws or fingernails.

Scramnoun

A rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor

Scramnoun

alternative spelling of SCRAM

Scramnoun

(Wales) A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.

Scramverb

to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location.

Scramverb

to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.

Scramnoun

the rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.

Scramverb

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;

Scram

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.

Amscrayverb

To go away.