break the sound barrier
1the sound barrier — the large increase in air resistance that occurs as an aircraft nears the speed of sound a plane that is able to break the sound barrier [=to travel faster than the speed of sound] • • • Main Entry: ↑sound barrier …
2The Sound Barrier — Infobox Film name = The Sound Barrier caption = Poster for Breaking the Sound Barrier , the U.S. title director = David Lean writer = Terence Rattigan starring = Ralph Richardson Ann Todd Nigel Patrick John Justin Denholm Elliott producer = David …
3break the sound barrier — American to belch or fart A pretty tasteless pun …
4sound barrier — sound .barrier n the sound barrier the sudden increase in air pressure against a vehicle, especially an aircraft, when it is travelling near the speed of sound break the sound barrier (=travel faster than the speed of sound) …
5Sound barrier — In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility …
6sound barrier — 1. Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding …
7sound barrier — noun the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound • Syn: ↑sonic barrier • Hypernyms: ↑drag, ↑retarding force * * * noun the sound barrier : the large increase in air resistance that occurs as an aircraft nears the …
8sound barrier — noun the sound barrier the sudden increase in the pressure of air against an aircraft when it reaches the speed of sound: break the sound barrier (=go faster than the speed of sound): Chuck Yeager flew the first jet to break the sound barrier …
9sound barrier — n. to break the sound barrier * * * to break the sound barrier …
10barrier — n. 1) to erect, place, set up a barrier 2) to overcome, take a barrier (the horse took the barrier easily) 3) to break down; remove a barrier 4) the sonic, sound barrier (to break the sound barrier) 5) a crush (BE), police barrier 6) a cultural;… …
