sound barrier
noun
: a sudden large increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs as the speed of an aircraft approaches the speed of sound
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Livingston added sound barrier tiles to the recording studio section and bought a couch, dining chairs and a few four-bin record racks to use as a studio desk.
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Amanda Long, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
Ward isn’t breaking any sound barriers by any means.
—Khari Nixon, Spin, 28 Aug. 2023
In the meantime, click here for a trial preview packed with facts, including whether explosions are increasing at the plant and what happened to a sound barrier wall the company built there.
—The Enquirer, 6 July 2023
But a lack of information about how well foliage can block out a myriad of city sounds, combined with the infinite number of ways greenery can be landscaped, makes narrowing in on the perfect green sound barrier configuration a challenge.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
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Amanda Long, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
Ward isn’t breaking any sound barriers by any means.
—Khari Nixon, Spin, 28 Aug. 2023
In the meantime, click here for a trial preview packed with facts, including whether explosions are increasing at the plant and what happened to a sound barrier wall the company built there.
—The Enquirer, 6 July 2023
But a lack of information about how well foliage can block out a myriad of city sounds, combined with the infinite number of ways greenery can be landscaped, makes narrowing in on the perfect green sound barrier configuration a challenge.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
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“Sound barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20barrier. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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