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sonic boom

noun

  1. a loud noise caused by the shock wave generated by an aircraft moving at supersonic speed.


sonic boom

noun

  1. a loud explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an aircraft, etc, travelling at supersonic speed
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sonic boom

  1. 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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  1. The sharp, explosive sound generated by an airplane traveling at speeds greater than the speed of sound. The sonic boom follows the aircraft much like a wake follows a ship.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonic boom1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

A loud sonic boom was reported across Norfolk as the fighter jets raced to intercept the airliner.

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Nearby residents told BBC Scotland News the explosion sounded like a "sonic boom".

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“It’s very stressful when you experience something like a sonic boom and you’re not expecting it,” said Phil Simon, a resident of Ojai for 25 years who spoke to the commission Wednesday.

The sonic boom — which has been known to startle people — happens when that booster breaks the speed of sound on the way down.

A few years ago, King became smitten with scratchy audio of the sonic boom produced by a meteor explosion over Russia.

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