: a usually high speed expressed by a Mach number
an airplane flying at Mach 2
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Currently, hypersonic systems are mainly based on glide bodies that are boosted to high speed and altitude by rockets and then accelerate to over Mach 5 by gliding back to lower altitudes.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Hypersonic weapons are widely feared for their speed — at least Mach 5, traveling miles in seconds — and maneuverability.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
And while the specter of Mach’s Haitian ancestry is never far from reach, Pray for Haiti also plays like his witty facsimile of a rap star.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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But like many offspring, the EMC SR-71 has its own origin tale, this one involving a legendary spy plane built to withstand Mach 3 speeds and clandestine operations.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Currently, hypersonic systems are mainly based on glide bodies that are boosted to high speed and altitude by rockets and then accelerate to over Mach 5 by gliding back to lower altitudes.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Hypersonic weapons are widely feared for their speed — at least Mach 5, traveling miles in seconds — and maneuverability.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
And while the specter of Mach’s Haitian ancestry is never far from reach, Pray for Haiti also plays like his witty facsimile of a rap star.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Mach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mach. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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: a usually high speed expressed by a Mach number
an airplane flying at Mach 2
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