An isolated space containing trapped air, as in bread dough or a collapsed mine shaft. A localized atmospheric condition, such as a downdraft, that causes an aircraft to lose altitude abruptly. A downdraft or, sometimes, an updraft that can cause an aircraft to change altitude suddenly. A sharp drop in the price of a stock or a futures or option contract in response to unexpected negative news gaps. Often air pockets are indicated on a price chart by a discrepancy between the previous day’s closing price and the next day’s price.
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Air Pocket. This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. (not in technical use) a nearly vertical air current that can cause an aircraft to experience a sudden change in altitude, usually a decrease. THIS QUIZ ON BLUE OPPOSITES WILL SURELY "BLUE" YOU AWAY What do you think the opposite of blue is? See how much you know about the many ways we can describe the opposite of blue. What does SAFFRON symbolize in Hindu traditions? TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT First recorded in 1910–15 airplane turn, air plant, airplay, air plot, air plug, air pocket, Air Police, air pollution, airport, airport code, air potato Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
a localized region of low air density or a descending air current, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height any pocket of air that prevents the flow of a liquid or gas, as in a pipe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 WORD OF THE DAY selenographynoun | [sel-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]SEE DEFINITION© 2022 Dictionary.com, LLC |