NOUN
- a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
How To Use air pocket In A Sentence
- We molded it into some kind of microstructure to incorporate some air pockets," Bao said in a telephone interview. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
- This not only hydrates the plant but settles the soil close to the roots, getting rid of any air pockets.
- He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket.
- The bread basket had a few slices of a tan sourdough and a two little twin loafs of a wonderfully crusty, narrow bread whose air pockets even seemed to carry flavor.
- Banks of snow cut them off; snowshoes sank in air pockets -- holes made by protruding limbs of the short, gnarled trees of timber line, -- and through these the man fought in short, spasmodic lunges, breaking the way for the woman who came behind, never stopping except to gather strength for a fresh attack, never ceasing for obstacle or for danger. The White Desert
- It is blasted at the book and as it passes through, some of it bounces off the air pockets trapped between the pages. Times, Sunday Times
- He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket.
- One way a mammal reacts to heat loss is by contracting the tiny muscles at the base of each hair, thus creating a fluffy layer of insulation in which air pockets retain body heat.
- Add more potting medium around the root ball, and tamp out air pockets.
- The frail craft, though buffeted by violent winds and sudden air pockets, stayed aloft.