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jamming

British  
/ ˈdʒæmɪŋ /

noun

  1. mountaineering a rock-climbing technique in which holds are got by wedging the hands and feet in suitable cracks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ukraine's homegrown air defence network -- electronic jamming systems, anti-aircraft guns, helicopters and jets, and smaller interceptor drones -- took down all but 22 of the Russian drones.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It turns that data into usable information for clients, with its satellites tracking ships, providing information about hard-to-patrol regions and pinpointing sources of global-positioning system jamming, the company has said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

I went to Andrew Watt’s house maybe two years ago — we were just jamming, he wasn’t producing me or anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Neutralization closes the loop: electronic jamming, kinetic interceptors, directed-energy lasers and, increasingly, autonomous counterdrones that intercept targets without human intervention.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

And now we were jamming clothes and jars of preserves wrapped in blankets into our duffel bags to move again.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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