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View synonyms for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

sonic barrier

noun

  1. another name for sound barrier
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sonic barrier

/ sŏn′ĭk /

sonic barrier

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonic barrier1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

An accelerating, effortless flight, a faint tremor as they passed the sonic barrier, then no sensory impressions at all.

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