sonic barrier
Example Sentences
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Sound was initially dismissed as a possible deterrent when research revealed fishes become acclimated to constant tones and would eventually move through a sonic barrier.
From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2017
But when jets pushed aircraft up to the sonic barrier, it turned out to be nothing worse than a bump in the road.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is sure that many "terrors of space" will evaporate like the "sonic barrier," which once was thought to limit the speed of airplanes.
From Time Magazine Archive
What he experienced at the critical moment when he crossed the sonic barrier is a tightly guarded secret.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a natural result of this, the first serious rocket experiments in this country were labeled screwball stunts, about on a par with efforts to break through the sonic barrier.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
