air pocket

/ɛər ˌpɑkət/
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Other forms: air pockets

Definitions of air pocket
  1. noun
    a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
    synonyms: air hole, pocket
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    type of:
    atmospheric phenomenon
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
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