air pocket

air pocket

n.

1. An isolated space containing trapped air, as in bread dough or a collapsed mine shaft.

2. A localized atmospheric condition, such as a downdraft, that causes an aircraft to lose altitude abruptly.

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air pocket

n

1. (Aeronautics) a localized region of low air density or a descending air current, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height

2. (Mining & Quarrying) any pocket of air that prevents the flow of a liquid or gas, as in a pipe

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air′ pock`et

n.

a nearly vertical air current that can cause an aircraft to lose altitude suddenly.

[1910–15]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

air pocket - a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly air hole, pocket atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

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Translations

air pocket

n → vuoto d'aria

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