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English noun: sonic boom | |||
| 1. | sonic boom (event) an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound | ||
| Samples | A sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blast wave, shock wave | ||
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