jamming

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
verb press tightly together or cram
verb push down forcibly

But this was not the only jamming jeopardy he was exposed to. — Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Herman Melville
Katherine heard a hoarse shout and the jamming of an emergency brake, then, before she had time to draw breath, the car was on top of her. — The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery; Or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House, Hildegard G. Frey
But to come to a stop involved the jamming of myself, molecule by molecule, into whatever lay in my way; meant bringing my atoms into such intimate contact with those of the obstacle that a profound chemical reaction—possibly a far-reaching explosion—would result, and blow myself and my apparatus out of all possible dimensions—into the Unknown. — The Time Machine, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

electronic jamming, jam

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