supersonic
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- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈsɒnɪk/
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supersónico
- The airplane was recently purchased by Federation World Airlines, making it America's first supersonic commercial carrier.
- supersonic jet
- supersonic aircraft
- supersonic flight
That'd be, that'd be supersonic air flight.
- That'd be, that'd be supersonic air flight.
- I mean, I think I think there should be vertical takeover, landing, supersonic air transport.
- So they have developed these mesospheric supersonic weapons.
- And so in the past decade, we've seen several startups trying to bring supersonic passenger flights back.
- There hasn't been supersonic commercial travel since the Concorde's crash.
- The East Australian current bro, they actually go supersonic.
- I mean, it's still, by the way, there are still weird problems that always struck me with supersonic travel.
- But as as this burning front moves out, eventually, very, very soon it will turn into a supersonic burning front.
- I certainly hope we might see some flying cars, but I don't think we're going to see many rocket cars or supersonic hovercraft eye roads.
Examples
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Last call for Air France Concorde supersonic flight to Paris.
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This is the first supersonic jet to fly.
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Old Saint Nick appears to be travelling at supersonic speed.
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An object travelling at supersonic speed is headed towards the East Coast of the States.
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Acceleration to supersonic speeds in 15 seconds.
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A number of second-generation supersonic transport designs are being studied in the United States, France, Japan, and Russia.
Academic text (1994) -
It flies at supersonic speed, not hypersonic.
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And so in the past decade, we've seen several startups trying to bring supersonic passenger flights back.
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At least the military was operating efficiently, Brian Martinson thought as he winged at supersonic speed high above the Atlantic.
Fiction book (1998) -
The new jet was designed to travel at supersonic speeds, significantly reducing flight time across the Atlantic.
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Etymology
Supersonic starts with super- meaning 'above' and ends with sonic meaning 'sound', so it literally says 'above sound'. That's why supersonic describes something moving faster than the speed of sound and often making a 'sonic boom'.