English Explanatory Dictionary

boomless cruise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A technique for supersonic flight where the sonic boom does not reach the Earth's surface, by taking advantage of atmospheric conditions to refract the shockwave upwards, away from the ground.

Word forms

boomless cruise boomless cruises boom-less cruise

Etymology

boom + -less + cruise. From eliminating the apparent sonic boom during the supersonic cruise portion of a flight.

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