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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An explosive sound caused by the shock wave preceding an aircraft traveling at or above the speed of sound.
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- noun The
audible effect of ashock wave in theair , especially one caused by anaircraft flying faster then thespeed of sound
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound
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