sonic boom
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
sonic boom (plural sonic booms)
- (physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.
Translations[edit]
the audible effect of a shock wave in the air
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Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Popular Mechanics March 1968, p 116