boomless cruise

noun

A technique for supersonic flight where the sonic boom does not reach the Earth's surface, by taking advantage of atmospheric conditions to refract the shockwave upwards, away from the ground.

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Meanings

nounboomless cruise (countable and uncountable, plural boomless cruises)

plural boomless cruises · alternative boom-less cruise

  1. countableuncountableaeronauticsA technique for supersonic flight where the sonic boom does not reach the Earth's surface, by taking advantage of atmospheric conditions to refract the shockwave upwards, away from the ground.

Origin

boom + -less + cruise. From eliminating the apparent sonic boom during the supersonic cruise portion of a flight.

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boomless cruise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomless%20cruise

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boomless cruise,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomless%20cruise.

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