| NOUN | event | sonic boom | an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound |
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| Meaning | An explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound. | |
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| Example | "a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship" | |
| Broader | shock wave, blast wave | A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity |
| Spanish | estampido sónico, explosión sónica | |
| Catalan | esclat sònic | |
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