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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

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London also announced it will share with Kyiv the intellectual property behind a new battle-tested electronic jamming capability it has dubbed "Stone Cloak".

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

While Russia’s military has long been expert at jamming electronic signals, it has yet to match the variety of antidrone defenses that Ukraine has developed during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Then it became just this thing during sound check or maybe in the middle of sets, we’d just start jamming these random progressions and stuff, and it kind of just evolved from there naturally.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

They can also access the Starlink satellite network to connect to operators over longer distances, a system that is also more resistant to jamming by Russian forces.

From BBC May 30, 2026

“Who do you think’s jamming the radar? It’s the Americans, Milt. It’s us.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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