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Defenition of the word sonic boom

    • Defenition of the word sonic boom

      • A noise caused by a shock wave that emanates from an aircraft or other object traveling at or above sonic velocity.
      • an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound; "a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship"
      • an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound

    Hypernyms for the word sonic boom

      • blast wave
      • shock wave

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