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sonic_boom
sonic boom
English
Noun
sonic boom (plural sonic booms)
- The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound
Translations
the audible effect of a shock wave in the air
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Verb
sonic boom (third-person singular simple present sonic booms, present participle sonic booming, simple past and past participle sonic boomed)
- To produce such an effect.
References
- ↑ Popular Mechanics March 1968, p 116