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air pocket
noun
: a condition of the atmosphere (such as a local downdraft) that causes an airplane to drop suddenly
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This gel is needed to prevent air pockets and to transmit sound waves.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
But no one had figured out whether the animals were using these air pockets to prolong their underwater sojourns, which in wild water anoles can last up to 16 minutes.
—Bysean Cummings, science.org, 17 Sep. 2024
Officials have determined that some of the victims drowned, though further examination and testing is ongoing to see if other victims may have suffocated inside an air pocket in the sinking yacht.
—Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
There is a certain air pocket in the United States in the centre-right and [there is] the opportunity to run these businesses better.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Air pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20pocket. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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air pocket
noun
: a condition of the atmosphere that causes an airplane to drop suddenly
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