sonic boom

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sonic boom

noun sonic booms

The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.

verb sonic booms · sonic booming · sonic boomed

To produce such an effect.

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noun the audible effect of a shock wave in the air

Español	explosión sónica, boom sónico, estampido sónico
한국어	소닉 붐 sonik bum
日本語	ソニックブーム sonikkubūmu
中文	聲爆 /声爆 shēngbào, 音爆 yīnbào
Français	bang sonique
Deutsch	Überschallknall
Italiano	boom sonico, boato sonico
Русский	звуково́й уда́р zvukovój udár
Tiếng Việt	tiếng nổ siêu thanh
العربية	صَوْت عَالٍ ṣawt ʕālin
עברית	בום על־קולי bum al-kolí

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@misc{sonic_boom_2026,
  title = {sonic boom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sonic%20boom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}