air pocket
noun
: a condition of the atmosphere (such as a local downdraft) that causes an airplane to drop suddenly
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Backfill with native soil and tamp lightly to eliminate any air pockets.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025
Bamboo stalks have air pockets that can expand and blow up in extreme heat—causing a loud bang.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Eighteen crew members were able to get atop the hull, but the lives of Le Bon and five others were in peril, as an air pocket inside the overturned boat was all that kept them alive.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 30 June 2025
Body heat is trapped in the air pockets (loft) of the insulation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025
Bamboo stalks have air pockets that can expand and blow up in extreme heat—causing a loud bang.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Eighteen crew members were able to get atop the hull, but the lives of Le Bon and five others were in peril, as an air pocket inside the overturned boat was all that kept them alive.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 30 June 2025
Body heat is trapped in the air pockets (loft) of the insulation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air pocket
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“Air pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20pocket. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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