[nok ī-køi lek] (n, exp) EN: Whimbrel ; Common WhimbrelFR: Courlis corlieu [ m ] ; Courlis hudsonien (N. ph. hudsonicus) [ m ] ; Petit Courlis [ m ] ; Courlis de terre [ m ]
(adj) (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level, Syn. transonic, Ant. supersonic, subsonic, Example:a sonic boom
(n) an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound, Example:a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship