HyperDic: air_pocket

English > 1 sense of the expression air pocket:
NOUNphenomenonair pocket, pocket, air holea local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
English > air pocket: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly.
Synonymspocket, air hole
Broaderatmospheric phenomenonA physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
Spanishbolsa de aire

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