SST


  1. supersonic transport.

Words Nearby SST

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How to use SST in a sentence

  • Having caught his attention, he held up a warning finger and again repeated SST!

    An Oregon Girl | Alfred Ernest Rice
  • Five minutes before, I had an idea we might have to go to the bottom—s-SST!

    Sonnie-Boy's People | James B. Connolly
  • He was aroused from his reverie by a low, deep whispered SST!

    An Oregon Girl | Alfred Ernest Rice

British Dictionary definitions for SST

SST

abbreviation for
  1. supersonic transport

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Cultural definitions for SST

SST

A commercial aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound; SST stands for supersonic transport. The Concorde, developed by the British and French, is an example of an SST.

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