shock front
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noun
the forward boundary surface of a shock wave.
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Origin of shock front
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby shock front
shoat, shochet, shock, shock absorber, shocker, shock front, shockheaded, shock-horror, shocking, shocking pink, shock jock
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