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air pocket
noun
: a movement or condition of the air that causes an airplane to make a brief and sudden downward drop
Full Definition of AIR POCKET
: a condition of the atmosphere (as a local downdraft) that causes an airplane to drop suddenly
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First Known Use of AIR POCKET
1912
Rhymes with AIR POCKET
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