sonic boomnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌsɒn.ɪk ˈbuːm/us/ˌsɑː.nɪk ˈbuːm/an explosive sound made by an aircraft, bullet, etc. travelling faster than the speed at which sound travels
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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Air travel: aviation
Examples from literature
- A sonic boom is a very loud noise that happens when something travels faster than the speed of sound.
- He was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound, the first man to break the sound barrier and hear a sonic boom.
- Millions of years ago, dinosaurs made sonic booms.