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sonic boom

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sonic boom
n.
An explosive sound caused by the shock wave preceding an aircraft traveling at or above the speed of sound.
sonic boom
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) a loud explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an aircraft, etc., travelling at supersonic speed
sonic boom
A shock wave of compressed air caused by an aircraft traveling faster than the speed of sound. It is often audible as a loud, explosive sound, and it sometimes causes damage to structures on the ground.
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Noun1.sonic boom - an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound; "a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship"
blast wave, shock wave - a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
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sonic boom sonic bang n → bang m inv sonico
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