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supersonically
adverb
uk /ˌsuː.pəˈsɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌsuː.pɚˈsɑː.nɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that is faster than the speed of sound:
fly supersonicallyConcorde's limited range meant that it could not fly supersonically across the world's largest body of water, the Pacific Ocean.
Wright lived until 1948, one year after Chuck Yeager became the first man to fly supersonically.
Even when the fighter planes flew supersonically, they would have to slow down to subsonic speeds to fire their missiles.
Companies were limiting their travel spending, and were less likely to allow their senior executives to fly supersonically.
Concorde 216 was the last Concorde to be built, and was also the last to fly supersonically.
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