Air Pocket Definition

noun
An isolated space containing trapped air, as in bread dough or a collapsed mine shaft.
American Heritage
A downdraft or, sometimes, an updraft that can cause an aircraft to change altitude suddenly.
Webster's New World
A localized atmospheric condition, such as a downdraft, that causes an aircraft to lose altitude abruptly.
American Heritage

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

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Plural:
air pockets

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