sonic barrier

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Origin of sonic barrier

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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How to use sonic barrier in a sentence

  • An accelerating, effortless flight, a faint tremor as they passed the sonic barrier, then no sensory impressions at all.

    The Mighty Dead | William Campbell Gault

British Dictionary definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

noun
  1. another name for sound barrier

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Scientific definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

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Cultural definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

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