air pocket

Noun
Synonyms: air pocketpocketair hole

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenlySynonyms: air pocketpocketair hole
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Air hole \Air" hole`\ ([^a]r" h[=o]l`).

1.A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over. [1913 Webster]

2.(Founding) A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole. [1913 Webster]

3.(A["e]ronautics) A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop suddenly. Same as air pocket. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Air pocket \Air" pock"et\ (p[o^]k"[e^]t). (aeronautics) A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop suddenly. Same as air hole. [PJC.]
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