sonic boom
noun
: a sound resembling an explosion produced when a shock wave formed at the nose of an aircraft traveling at supersonic speed reaches the ground
called also sonic bang
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SpaceX has warned that residents in the Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the first-stage landing.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
But from Ray’s memory was the sound of the sonic boom.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
Minimizing sonic boom has been a key goal for engineers involved in the race to bring about the return of commercial supersonic air travel.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The aircraft is designed to hit supersonic speeds without creating an audible sonic boom, a typical side effect of supersonic flight.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
But from Ray’s memory was the sound of the sonic boom.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
Minimizing sonic boom has been a key goal for engineers involved in the race to bring about the return of commercial supersonic air travel.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The aircraft is designed to hit supersonic speeds without creating an audible sonic boom, a typical side effect of supersonic flight.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Sonic boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonic%20boom. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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