rapid unscheduled disassembly
- noun
- /ˈræpɪd ʌnˈskɛdʒʊld dɪsæˈsɛmblɪ/
- Jargon
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desensamblaje rápido no programado
- After the rocket experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly, engineers began an immediate investigation.
Examples
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The rocket experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its test flight, prompting a full review of safety protocols.
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The rocket experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its test flight.
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The press conference addressed yesterday's rapid unscheduled disassembly during the launch sequence.
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They joked that the satellite's rapid unscheduled disassembly was not part of the mission plan.
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Did the satellite undergo a rapid unscheduled disassembly last week?
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After the spacecraft's rapid unscheduled disassembly, the team quickly assessed what went wrong.
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During the launch, the rocket's rapid unscheduled disassembly shocked the engineers watching from the control room.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A sudden break or failure that makes something stop working
A sudden violent break of a machine or structure that makes it fall apart
An unexpected failure of a machine that stops it working
How Catastrophic
- Jargon
96
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
rapid + unscheduled + disassembly
The meaning is directly built from its parts: 'rapid' (fast) + 'unscheduled' (unexpected) + 'disassembly' (taking apart), so a learner who knows those words can infer a sudden, unexpected breaking apart or catastrophic failure. Although used humorously in technical contexts as a euphemism, the referent is compositionally predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Rapid unscheduled disassembly comes from engineers joking about a rocket explosion: rapid means very fast, unscheduled means not planned and disassembly means the machine falling apart. That's why it's a polite, funny way to say 'the rocket exploded' or 'there was a sudden failure'.