supersonics

Definition of supersonicsnext
plural of supersonic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersonics
Noun
  • The remains, discovered at a Greek border area 60 years ago, were flown to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, aboard a military aircraft that was escorted by Bulgarian air force fighter jets from the country's border with Greece.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • With another 64 fighters still outstanding and a separate $14 billion arms package awaiting approval, the real test of Washington’s commitment will not be the arrival of two jets, but whether the rest follow.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The aircraft is particularly suited to Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), maritime surveillance, anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Data from Flightradar24 showed a number of aircraft searching south of the island.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.
    — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Built in 2022, The Prima is the first of six ships from the Prima Class, which is the brand’s first new class of ships in nearly ten years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Three fuels expand options The ships’ tri-fuel engines can switch between heavy fuel oil, methanol and ethanol.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Although its rigid design hearkens back to the gargantuan airships of the early 20th century, Pathfinder 1 is almost completely different from any large airship that has flown before.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • First developed during the Cold War to counter American strategic bombers, the Tu-160 remains the largest and heaviest combat aircraft ever built, the fastest operational bomber in the world, and one of the most heavily armed aircraft ever placed into service.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • Neither Diego Garcia nor Fairford, the key forward operating base for US strategic bombers in Europe, was used in last June’s one-time B-2 bomber strike on Iranian nuclear sites.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Supersonics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersonics. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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