jamming : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jamming	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for jamming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jamming n deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems Synonym(s): jamming, electronic jamming, jam
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jam \Jam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jamming}.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See {Champ}.] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. --De Foe. 2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.] 3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. --W. C. Russell.