Other definitions for SAM (2 of 5)
surface-to-air missile.
Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.
- Compare PAL.
Other definitions for SAM (3 of 5)
Other definitions for Sam. (4 of 5)
Samuel.
Other definitions for S. Am. (5 of 5)
South America.
South American.
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How to use Sam in a sentence
The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 29-Jan 4, 2014 | William Boot | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOn his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBack when Sam went upstate, job searches required nothing more than a typewriter, some paper, and the classifieds.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTGunfire was exchanged and Sam, who was unarmed, was wounded.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“We would just as soon stay away from a group that will create controversy,” the Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe told the paper.
As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensSam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensSam buttoned the will carefully in a side pocket; intimating by a look meanwhile, that he did mean it, and very seriously too.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensSam,” said Mr. Pickwick, clearing his throat, “your father and I have been having some conversation about you.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensJohn Tubbs was one day doing his sums, when little Sam Jones pushed against him; and down went the slate with a horrid clatter.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for sam (1 of 4)
/ (sæm) /
sam hold of Northern English dialect to collect; gather up
British Dictionary definitions for SAM (2 of 4)
/ (sæm) /
surface-to-air missile
British Dictionary definitions for Sam. (3 of 4)
/ Bible /
Samuel
British Dictionary definitions for S.Am. (4 of 4)
South America(n)
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