"air pocket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: air pockets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} air pocket (plural air pockets)
  1. A local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current; especially one that causes an aircraft to lose height suddenly. Categories (topical): Aviation Related terms: clear-air turbulence Translations (a local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current): pocket ayr [masculine] (Cornish), ilmakuoppa (Finnish), trou d’air [masculine] (French), Luftloch [neuter] (German), возду́шная я́ма (vozdúšnaja jáma) [feminine] (Russian), (región de) corriente descendente (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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