Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster then the speed of sound vb. To produce such an effect.
WordNet
n. an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound; "a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship"
Wikipedia
A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shock waves created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding much like an explosion. The crack of a supersonic bullet passing overhead or the crack of a bullwhip are examples of a sonic boom in miniature.
A sonic boom is a shockwave caused by an aircraft or other object travelling faster than sound.
Sonic boom may also refer to:
Sonic Boom is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded on April 14 and 28, 1967 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1979. The 2003 CD reissue added seven tracks recorded on September 12 & October 10, 1969 which were first released on the original double LP edition of The Procrastinator. Therefore, the CD edition includes performances by Morgan with two line-ups: the first one with David Newman, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter and Billy Higgins, whilst the second features Julian Priester, George Coleman, Harold Mabern, Walter Booker and Mickey Roker.
Sonic Boom is the 19th studio album and the first in 11 years from the rock band Kiss, released on October 6, 2009. The album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA and produced by Paul Stanley and co-produced by Greg Collins. The album was the first studio album to be released under the current line-up consisting of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Stanley stated, "the purpose of this album isn't to let people know that we're still around – it's to let people know we can still knock out anybody who's out there!".
Sonic Boom is a French–American computer-animated children's television series, produced by OuiDo! Productions and Sega of America, Inc. in collaboration with Lagardère Thématiques and Jeunesse TV, respectively for channels Canal J and Gulli. Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise created by Sega, the series is the fifth animated television series based on the franchise (plus the second one to be co-produced in France following Sonic Underground), and the first to be produced in computer-generated animation and in high definition.
The series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on November 8, 2014, and on Canal J and Gulli in France on November 19, 2014. The series is a part of the Sonic Boom spin-off franchise, which also consists of three video games, Rise of Lyric, Shattered Crystal and Fire & Ice, a comic series by Archie Comics, and a toyline by Tomy.
is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by Sega.
Usage examples of "sonic boom".
A car motor is silent, but a sonic boom would make us more than conspicuous.
He flashed by overhead, and my car, moving at Mach four, bucked under the lash of the sonic boom.
A diminutive figure sat outside the door, its head turning to follow our sonic boom.
They stayed in view of the Roniah multitude for five minutes before going full inertialess and vanishing in a thunderous sonic boom.
The first he knew of it was the sonic boom that rolled over him, nearly knocking over his drying racks.
The sharp crack of the sonic boom hit them like a club as the recon drone went overhead.