sound barrier

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sound barrier

1. See sonic barrier.

2. A set of tall wooden, plastic, or concrete barriers placed along a road or highway to muffle the sound of traffic.

sound barrier

(Engineering / Aeronautics) (not in technical usage) a hypothetical barrier to flight at or above the speed of sound, when a sudden large increase in drag occurs Also called sonic barrier transonic barrier

sound barrier

The sharp increase in drag experienced by aircraft approaching the speed of sound. Also called sonic barrier.

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Noun

sound barrier - the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound

sonic barrier

drag, retarding force - the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

Translations

sound barrier n the sound barrier → la barriera or il muro del suono

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