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- Dictionaryscud/skəd/
verb
- 1. move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind: "we lie watching the clouds scudding across the sky"
noun
- 1. a formation of vapory clouds driven fast by the wind: literary "the water is glassy under a scud of mist"
- 2. a type of long-range surface-to-surface guided missile able to be fired from a mobile launcher.
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Scud can be a verb meaning to move swiftly or a noun meaning loose clouds or a gust of wind. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of scud from Merriam-Webster.
Scud can be a verb meaning to move quickly in a straight line, or a noun meaning a shower of rain or snow, or a missile. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of scud with examples and translations.
a Soviet-made surface-to-surface missile, originally designed to carry nuclear warheads and with a range of 300 km; later modified to achieve greater range: used by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War and in the Gulf Wars.
To scud is to quickly dart or dash, the way clouds scud across the sky on a windy day or a sailboat scuds along the surface of a lake when it finally catches a breeze.
Scud can be a verb meaning to move quickly in a straight line, or a noun meaning a shower of rain or snow, or a missile. Learn how to use scud in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Scud can mean different things depending on the context, such as a verb meaning to move swiftly, a noun for a type of cloud or missile, or a Scottish word for a slap. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of scud from Collins Dictionary.
A Scud missile is one of a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was exported widely to both Second and Third World countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies.
