- scud
- scud [ skʌd ] verb intransitive LITERARYif clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Scud — is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS 1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence… … Wikipedia
Scud — Présentation Fonction missile balistique Constructeur Makeyev OKB Déploiement de 1957 à … Wikipédia en Français
SCUD — Le terme Scud désigne une série de missiles balistiques à courte portée développés dans les années 1950 par l Union soviétique. Le terme provient de la désignation OTAN (SS 1b Scud A) du missile soviétique R 11 et de ses déclinaisons postérieures … Wikipédia en Français
Scud — Scud, n. 1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation. [1913 Webster] 2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. [1913 Webster] Borne on the scud of the sea. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] The scud was flying fast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scud — SCUD, scuzi, s.m. Veche monedă de argint sau de aur care a circulat în unele ţări din Europa apuseană, valoarea ei variind după ţări şi epoci. – Din it. scudo. Trimis de LauraGellner, 19.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 scud s. m., pl. scuzi Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
scud — scud·der; scud·dle; scud·dy; scud; … English syllables
Scud B — [skʌd ], mobiles Raketenwerfersystem (vollständige Typbezeichnung SS 1 c Scud B), 1965 bei der sowjetischen Armee als Weiterentwicklung der Scud A (SS1 b; ab 1961) eingeführt. Kernstück des S. B Systems ist die Einstufen Flüssigkeitsrakete… … Universal-Lexikon
Scud — Scud, v. t. To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scud — (sk[u^]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scudding}.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}.] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scud — [skʌd] v past tense and past participle scudded present participle scudding [I always + adverb/preposition] literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly … Dictionary of contemporary English