SAM

¹

[sam]

noun

1. surface-to-air missile.

2. 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.

SAM

²

1. shared-appreciation mortgage.

Sam

³

[sam]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Samuel.

2. a female given name, form of Samantha.

Sam.

⁴

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Samuel.

SAM

¹

/ sæm /

acronym

1. surface-to-air missile

S.Am.

²

abbreviation

1. South America(n)

Sam.

³

abbreviation

1. Samuel

sam

⁴

/ sæm /

verb

1. dialect,  to collect; gather up

Example Sentences

This new strategy even has an acronym, “SAM” — short for ‘Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan.’

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“Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei,” an exhibit organized by SAM and featuring more than 100 works, will be on display at the museum March 12-Sept.

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We do not know where Ukraine place their SAM systems, but mitigating this growing Russian aerial threat might mean missile defence concentrates on the eastern front line.

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That’s a recipe for degrading SAM’s scientific value, because the museum’s collections are “a crucial part of the research machine,” Flannery says.

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So why didn’t the Hedreen collection go to SAM, Seattle’s foremost art museum?

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