supercruise

English

Etymology

super- +‎ cruise

Verb

supercruise (third-person singular simple present supercruises, present participle supercruising, simple past and past participle supercruised)

  1. (aviation) To cruise at supersonic speed without using afterburners.
    The F-18 was able to supercruise 320 miles to the battlefield in 20 minutes and loiter there for an hour.

Noun

supercruise (plural supercruises)

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