English Explanatory Dictionary

shock stall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stall (“sudden loss of lift”) caused when the airflow over an aircraft's wings is disturbed by shock waves that occurs at a specific Mach number when the aircraft is accelerating to transonic speeds.
verb
  1. Of an aircraft or a component of it: to undergo a shock stall.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɒk ˌstɔːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shock stall.wav /ˈʃɑk ˌstɔl/

Word forms

shock stall shock stalls shockstall shock-stall shock stalling shock stalled

Etymology

The noun is derived from shock + stall (“loss of lift due to an airfoil’s critical angle of attack being exceeded”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Derived words

shock-stalled shock stalling
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