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sound barrier

/ˈsaʊnd bæriə/noun

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ध्वनि अवरोध

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noun
  1. 1

    [singular]

    the point at which an aircraft reaches the speed of sound, when it meets a sudden increase in air resistance

    ध्वनि अवरोध

    • The test pilot was the first to fly through the sound barrier.
    • A loud boom is heard when a jet crosses the sound barrier.
Idioms 1

break the sound barrier

to travel faster than the speed of sound

ध्वनि की गति से तेज़ चलना

  • Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947.
  • The new jet can easily break the sound barrier.