air pocket

noun

: a condition of the atmosphere (such as a local downdraft) that causes an airplane to drop suddenly

Examples of air pocket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sheriff said Koah survived because of cool temperatures and an air pocket created by a towel that was wrapped around the crate. — Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

The sheriff said Koah survived because of cool weather and an air pocket created by a towel that was wrapped around the crate. — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

An expansion meant to hand off smoothly from historic capital spending to economy-wide productivity gains is instead hitting an air pocket. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air pocket

• pickpocket
• skyrocket
• docket
• locket
• rocket
• socket
• sprocket

Kids Definition

air pocket

noun

: a condition of the atmosphere that causes an airplane to drop suddenly