supersonic transport
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of supersonic transport
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Blame weak sales for the new 747, orders slowing for other models and cancellation of federal aid for the planned supersonic transport.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
That year, the supersonic transport Concorde took its maiden flight from Toulouse, France, introducing the notion that mere mortals — deep-pocketed mortals — could also soon travel somewhere faster than the speed of sound.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2019
In the 1970s, Garwin testified against the supersonic transport, the US answer to the British–French Concorde — helping to cement its demise at the hands of Congress.
From Nature ● Feb. 14, 2017
When high-flying supersonic transport aircraft were proposed in the late 1960s, the labs used climate models to analyze how their exhaust gases might affect the stratosphere.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2016
Congress’s rejection of funds to develop a supersonic transport in 1971, the world’s continued rejection of an efficiently designed typewriter keyboard, and Britain’s long reluctance to adopt electric lighting.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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