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Shock wave
A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
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noun
- 1
A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
- 2
Any violent disturbance.
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