air pocket

English

Noun

air pocket (plural air pockets)

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

Translations

a local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current

• Cornish: pocket ayr m
• Finnish: ilmakuoppa (fi)
• French: trou d’air (fr) m
• German: Luftloch (de) n
• Portuguese: bolsa de ar (pt) f
• Russian: возду́шная я́ма (ru) f (vozdúšnaja jáma)
• Spanish: (región de) corriente descendente

See also

• clear-air turbulence