boomless cruise
A technique for supersonic flight where the sonic boom does not reach the Earth's…A technique for supersonic flight where the sonic boom does not reach the Earth's surface, by taking advantage of atmospheric conditions to refract the shockwave upwards, away from the ground.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A technique for supersonic flight where the sonic boom does not reach the Earth's surface, by taking advantage of atmospheric conditions to refract the shockwave upwards, away from the ground.
Origin
boom + -less + cruise.boom + -less + cruise.
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Forms
plural: boomless cruisesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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