- sound barrier
- Pressure waves which build up ahead of an object moving through the air at a speed equal to or exceeding that of sound. 8 Am J2d Avi § 99. See sonic boom.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
sound barrier
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