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Supercruise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Supercruise is a verb meaning (aviation) To cruise at supersonic speed without using afterburners.

Meaning

(aviation) To cruise at supersonic speed without using afterburners.

More Meanings

  1. (aviation) A mode or period of aircraft flight involving supercruising.

Example Sentences

The F-18 was able to supercruise 320 miles to the battlefield in 20 minutes and loiter there for an hour.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include super, superharden, supersell, sublime, superexist, superplex.

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