sonic\ boom

sonic\ boom
noun
A loud noise and vibration in the air, made when a jet plane passes the speed of sound (1087 feet per second).

Fast jet planes sometimes cause a sonic boom, which can break windows and crack the plaster in houses below them.

We thought there was an explosion or earthquake, but it was only a sonic boom that shook the house.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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