scud

UK
/skʌd/
US
/skʌd/

Translations

scudnoun
scuds
pl
UK
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US
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The scud raced across the sky, signaling the approach of a storm.
La nuée filait à travers le ciel, annonçant l'approche d'une tempête.
gammareZoologie.
Trout often feed on scuds in spring creeks.
Les truites se nourrissent souvent de gammares dans les ruisseaux de source.
ScudTerme militaire.
The military was on high alert after reports of a scud being launched from the enemy territory.
L'armée était en état d'alerte maximale après des rapports faisant état du lancement d'un Scud depuis le territoire ennemi.
Additional translations
scudverb
scudded
Past Simple
scudded
Past Participle
scudding
Gerund
UK
/skʌd/
US
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The clouds scud across the sky as the storm approaches.
Les nuages filent dans le ciel à l'approche de la tempête.
Additional translations
courirEn navigation, avec un navire.
scudadjective
Used attributively, chiefly in military contexts (e.g. "Scud missile", "Scud launcher").
ScudDans l'usage militaire.
Scud launchers were reported just beyond the frontier.
Des lanceurs de Scud ont été signalés juste au-delà de la frontière.

Definitions

scudnoun
A type of low, fast-moving cloud, often seen beneath storm clouds.
The scud raced across the sky, signaling the approach of a storm.
A sudden, swift movement or rush.
With a scud, the cat darted across the room to catch the toy.
A type of missile, specifically a Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile.
The military was on high alert after reports of a scud being launched from the enemy territory.
Any of various small freshwater amphipod crustaceans that resemble shrimp, especially of the genus Gammarus.
Trout often feed on scuds in spring creeks.
scudverb
To move swiftly and smoothly, especially driven by the wind.
The clouds scud across the sky as the storm approaches.
(Of a vessel) to run before the wind with little or no sail set.
The schooner scudded before the gale toward deeper water.
scudadjective
Attributive: relating to or constituting a Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile.
Scud launchers were reported just beyond the frontier.