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noun

sound barrier.

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Origin of sonic barrier

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby sonic barrier

songwriter, soni-, Sonia, sonic, sonication, sonic barrier, sonic boom, sonic depth finder, sonics, soniferous, sonification

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How to use sonic barrier in a sentence

I was out, maybe in the Great Barrier Reef catching black marlin.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The last band I was in was kind of a Sonic Youth rip-off band, and I thought that that was my calling.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Like other barrier-breakers before him, Colfer suffered his share of doubters.
Chris Colfer on Writing, Acting, and the Pain of Being A Pop Culture Trailblazer|Oliver Jones|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the dress was its own unapologetic sonic boom—and was immediately much-copied.
Happy 20th Birthday, Liz Hurley’s Safety-Pin Dress|Tim Teeman|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In her newest EP Love Your Boyfriend, she takes the messaging of love songs and places it in an abrasive, sonic package.
From Church of Christ to Pansexual Rapper|Tyler Gillespie|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was fired at by the sepoys, of course, but horse and man escaped untouched and the low barrier was leaped without effort.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
But scorn is far more volcanic than glacial and a poor barrier between sex and judgment.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The barrier between them lowered perceptibly again, and Tom felt a momentary return of the confidence he had lost.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The talk between them rarely touched reality, as though a barrier deadened their very voices.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Guilelessly, the old man, in a few words, had swept away the barrier Mary and I had raised between us.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

noun

another name for sound barrier

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