supercruise
English
Etymology
super- + cruise
Verb
supercruise (third-person singular simple present supercruises, present participle supercruising, simple past and past participle supercruised)
- (aeronautics) 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)
- (aeronautics) A mode of or period of aircraft flight involving supercruising.