| NOUN | event | blast wave, shock wave | a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity |
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| Meaning | A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity. | |
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| Synonym | shock wave | |
| Narrower | sonic boom | An explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound |
| Broader | wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| Spanish | onda de choque, onda expansiva | |
| Catalan | ona de xoc | |
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