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noun

Say it like: Sho-kwa-ves

The correct spelling is shockwaves. 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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Definition

noun

  1. 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. 2.Any violent disturbance.

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