"zam" meaning in English

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        "An old nautical unit of measure, the eighth part of a day or night, used in calculating the number of three-hour watches required during a voyage."
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          "text": "Then suddenly — Zam! Zowie! Smash! The Post sends back an article which I was positive it would buy, and which, in fact, it had ordered. One manuscript after another is flung back into my face […]",
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