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Sam

[sam]
noun
1.
a male given name, form of Samuel.
2.
a female given name, form of Samantha.
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SAM

[sam]
noun
1.
surface-to-air missile.
2.
Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kg) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.
Compare PAL.
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SAM
1958, acronym for surface to air missile.
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Sam definition


  1. n.
    federal agents; federal narcotics agents. (Also a term of address. From Uncle (Sam).) : Sam is working hard to put an end to all this drug trouble.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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