Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boomless cruise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boom-less cruise
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: boom
Suffix: -less

Usage

Inflected Forms

boomless cruises (plural) boom-less cruise (alternative)

Questions

What does boomless cruise mean?: 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.
Where does boomless cruise come from?: boom + -less + cruise. From eliminating the apparent sonic boom during the supersonic cruise portion of a flight.

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