to jam
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7.5
- verb
- /dʒæm/
- Specialized
- In an attempt to disrupt communications, they chose to jam the local broadcasting frequency.
Examples
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Just gotta hope they don't jam our comm link, and then we should be all set.
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You're jamming my frequencies.
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The resistance has been trying to jam the network for five years.
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The Germans are jamming our signal.
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Battery power, including from a car battery, would then be enough to jam an LTE base station.
Blog text (6) -
There's no signal or surveillance that this will not jam.
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Somebody's jamming our signal.
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They're jamming the phones.
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Within days, Havana began using a Russian-built electronic warfare facility to jam both U.S. government and private broadcasts into the Islamic Republic.
Academic text (2010) -
At times, U.S. military technology may be used to suppress or jam broadcasts that incite violence, while USIA can provide unbiased reportage and expose false reports.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
989
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
1
9.1
To intentionally block a single radio or radar frequency using electronic signals
To block many radio channels so signals cannot be sent or received
To block a wide range of radio frequencies at once so radios in an area cannot work
To block a narrow radio channel to stop communications
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
1
9.1
To intentionally block a single radio or radar frequency using electronic signals
- Specialized
To block a wide range of radio frequencies at once so radios in an area cannot work
Compounds
- Informal
10
3.9
A meeting of musicians who make up music and play together without planning
3
1.0
A sweet spread people make from strawberries and sugar to put on bread or pastries
How Disrupted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jam meaning to block radio or radar signals comes from the idea of crowding or filling a channel so nothing can get through, to 'block' the signal. In other words, jamming a radio is sending noise that stops the real message.