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What (who) is scud - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Scud (animal)
scud
![An R-17 on a reload transport trailer with a [[ZIL-131]] tractor, Tolyatti Technical Museum, [[Tolyatti]], Russia (2010)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2TZM-5306.JPG?width=200 "An R-17 on a reload transport trailer with a [[ZIL-131]] tractor, Tolyatti Technical Museum, [[Tolyatti]], Russia (2010)")
![[[MAZ-543]] (9P117) Launcher with 8K14 rocket of 9K72 missile complex "Elbrus" (Scud B), [[Saint-Petersburg Artillery Museum]], Russia. (2007)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/9P117 9K72.jpg?width=200 "[[MAZ-543]] (9P117) Launcher with 8K14 rocket of 9K72 missile complex \"Elbrus\" (Scud B), [[Saint-Petersburg Artillery Museum]], Russia. (2007)")
![Damage from an Iraqi scud missile that hit [[Ramat Gan]], Israel, during the first Gulf War (26 January 1991)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Damage from an Iraqi Scud missile.jpg?width=200 "Damage from an Iraqi scud missile that hit [[Ramat Gan]], Israel, during the first Gulf War (26 January 1991)")
![Scud launcher of the [[Afghan National Army]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SCUD 2.JPG?width=200 "Scud launcher of the [[Afghan National Army]].")
![An [[opposing force]] Scud launcher in the United States.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scud Launcher.jpg?width=200 "An [[opposing force]] Scud launcher in the United States.")
![8K14]] missile, displayed at the Poznan Museum of Armaments - ''[[:pl:Muzeum Uzbrojenia w Poznaniu]]'', Poland. The fixed fins and the graphite vanes that control the missile's path can be seen](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wz8K14 RB3.jpg?width=200 "8K14]] missile, displayed at the Poznan Museum of Armaments - ''[[:pl:Muzeum Uzbrojenia w Poznaniu]]'', Poland. The fixed fins and the graphite vanes that control the missile's path can be seen")
TACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FAMILY
Scud; R-300; R-300 Elbrus; SS-1b Scud; SS-1c Scud; SCUD missiles; SS-1; SS-1 Scud; SS-1c; SS-1C; Scuds; Scud missiles; SS-1 SCUD; Scud D; SCUD missile; SCUD; Scud Missile; R-1/8K11; SS-1b; R-17E; Scud C; Scud-C; Scud (missile family)
v. n.
1.
Flee, run, speed, trip, hie, post, scamper, haste, hasten, fly.
2.
(Naut.) Drive before a gale.
scud
TACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FAMILY
Scud; R-300; R-300 Elbrus; SS-1b Scud; SS-1c Scud; SCUD missiles; SS-1; SS-1 Scud; SS-1c; SS-1C; Scuds; Scud missiles; SS-1 SCUD; Scud D; SCUD missile; SCUD; Scud Missile; R-1/8K11; SS-1b; R-17E; Scud C; Scud-C; Scud (missile family)
¦ verb (scuds, scudding, scudded) move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind.
¦ noun
1. chiefly literary clouds or spray driven fast by the wind.
a driving shower of rain.
the action of scudding.
2. (Scud or Scud missile) a type of long-range surface-to-surface guided missile able to be fired from a mobile launcher.
Origin
C16: perh. an alt. of scut1, reflecting the sense 'race like a hare'.
scud
TACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FAMILY
Scud; R-300; R-300 Elbrus; SS-1b Scud; SS-1c Scud; SCUD missiles; SS-1; SS-1 Scud; SS-1c; SS-1C; Scuds; Scud missiles; SS-1 SCUD; Scud D; SCUD missile; SCUD; Scud Missile; R-1/8K11; SS-1b; R-17E; Scud C; Scud-C; Scud (missile family)
(scuds, scudding, scudded)
If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky. (LITERARY)
...heavy, rain-laden clouds scudding across from the south-west.
VERB: V adv/prep
Wikipedia
Scud (disambiguation)
Scud refers to a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Scud or SCUD may also refer to:
- Scud (crustacean), Amphipoda, a shrimplike aquatic animal
- Scud (dog), a character in the animation Toy Story
- Scud FM, nickname of BBC Radio 4's continuous 1991 Gulf War news service
- Scud Mountain Boys, an American country music band
Examples of use of scud
1. They included two short–range Scud missiles and three medium–range Nodongs, another type of Scud, Hadley said.
2. Syria has SS–21 missiles with a range of 120 kilometers, Scud Bs with a 300–kilometer range, Scud Cs with a 500–kilometer range and Scud Ds with a 700–kilometer range, he said.
3. In addition, they have Scud–C and Scud–D ballistic missiles with ranges of 500–800 kilometers, which can effectively strike every part of Israeli territory.
4. These rockets are far more accurate than the Scud missiles.
5. But he dismissed SCUD as an insignificant movement.