shock front

noun

: the advancing edge of a shock wave

Examples of shock front in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Among other suspension and mechanical features are a coil-over-shock front suspension, five-link/coil-spring rear suspension, a wide rear track, electric power steering, and standard automatic-locking rear differential. G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shock front was in 1940

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“Shock front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20front. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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