Dictionary entry

Supersonic

Pronunciation: /suːpəˈsɒnɪk/

Pronunciation

/suːpəˈsɒnɪk/

Myanmar Meaning

အသံထက်မြန်သော။

Definition

supersonic /su:pǝ'sɒnÇk; Brit also sju:-/ adj အသံထက္ျမန္ ေသာ။ a supersonic aircraft ❍ supersonic flight/speeds. Compare SUBSONIC

Examples

  1. ‘Charitably
  2. perhaps we should conclude that commercial supersonic air travel is something that we (the world economy) just cannot afford
  3. or
  4. at least
  5. does not desire to afford.’
  6. ‘The F - 16 fighter jet is
  7. as supersonic military aircraft go
  8. a modest machine.’
  9. ‘Like supersonic airplanes
  10. bullets create shock waves - mini-sonic booms - as they speed through the air.’
  11. ‘‘We were a company that had never built a supersonic aircraft
  12. and here we had to go straight up into space at Mach 3 ‘- three times the speed of sound.’’
  13. ‘Quick with a quip and so square jawed that he actually dreams about his supersonic flying automobile
  14. his heroics help keep the Supercar staff safe and sound.’
  15. ‘But
  16. if the boom can be eliminated
  17. the company is a likely producer of aircraft that can carry passengers coast-to-coast at supersonic speeds
  18. he indicated.’
  19. ‘A supersonic jet developed in Japan will be test-flown this summer in Australia.’
  20. ‘This makes it more agile
  21. particularly at supersonic speeds; reduces drag; and gives it an overall increase in lift.’
  22. ‘That's what happened with some earlier French technological marvels such as the supersonic Concorde
  23. fast-breeder nuclear reactor
  24. and the Minitel
  25. a telephone-based Internet precursor
  26. that failed to find global markets.’
  27. ‘It also outlines the experiences of the passengers and crew
  28. and examines the crash
  29. the refit and the retrial of the supersonic fleet.’
  30. ‘From the explosive beginning
  31. fighter sharks zoom like supersonic aircraft through shoals of fish that gracefully and miraculously reform again and again in tight protective circles.’
  32. ‘It combines stealth design with the supersonic
  33. highly-manoeuvrable
  34. dual-engine
  35. long-range requirements of an air-to-air fighter and has an inherent air-to-ground capability.’
  36. ‘By the time inspectors caught up with progress and could also fly with the speed of Mach 2
  37. there would be supersonic aircraft
  38. the development of which was financed by the banks
  39. to fly gold ahead of bank inspectors with the speed of Mach 3.’
  40. ‘Think of the Internet revolution as a supersonic jet streaking through the sky.’
  41. ‘It would take me more than half a day just to fly there
  42. at supersonic speeds.’
  43. ‘It is just as stunning today as it was in 1969
  44. when the 100-seater supersonic flying machine first took to the skies.’
  45. ‘But to meet the military's complex requirements
  46. contractors would have to produce a stealthy
  47. supersonic fighter to meet the specific needs of the Air Force
  48. Navy
  49. and Marines.’
  50. ‘He doesn't even have time to react before the wave of hot gases and debris hits him
  51. flying outwards at near supersonic speeds.’