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Air pocket Moderate

Air pocket has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

2

a local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current; especially one that causes an aircraft to lose height suddenly

See Also
air hole aircraft suddenly downdraft clear air turbulence current low atmospheric
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
atmospheric phenomenon
Rhyming Words
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