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air pocket
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air pocket
(noun)
air pocket
noun
plural
air pockets
air pocket
noun
plural
air pockets
Britannica Dictionary definition of AIR POCKET
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a movement or condition of the air that causes an airplane to make a brief and sudden downward drop
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