shock waveˈshock wave noun 
The shock wave from the blast blew out 22 windows in the courthouse.2shock waves strong feelings of shock that people feel when something bad happens unexpectedly – used especially in news reports: The child’s murder sent shock waves through the neighborhood. the shock waves caused by his resignation
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- How do we prepare for the next shock wave?
- The shock wave was felt even in my plane, several miles away from the harbor.
- The higher entry speed experienced by a ship returning from the Moon would generate a shock wave in the atmosphere.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The child’s murder sent shock waves through the neighborhood.
1[countable, uncountable] a very strong wave of air pressure or heat from an explosion, earthquake etc: The child’s murder sent shock waves through the neighborhood. The shock wave from the blast blew out 22 windows in the courthouse.2shock waves strong feelings of shock that people feel when something bad happens unexpectedly – used especially in news reports: The child’s murder sent shock waves through the neighborhood. the shock waves caused by his resignation