Noun
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
Source: WordNetThe chance air pocket that enabled a son to carry his mother from the 23rd floor to safety from the Grenfell Tower – the only people to survive the fire from the topmost floor. Source: Internet
Some people recommend making a little pinhole in the bottom of the egg, on the large end to allow the air pressure to equalize between the air pocket in the shell and the hot water, hopefully avoiding cracking the shell when it is placed in the hot water. Source: Internet
If an egg floats, it has too big an air pocket inside the shell; the contents have evaporated too much, and the egg has likely spoiled. Source: Internet
Most of the time, there’s an air pocket down there. Source: Internet
One blender has a fancy LCD touch screen and a “cavitation warning” that tells you when there’s an air pocket forming above the blades, inhibiting blending; another has an insulated “thermal control jar” designed to keep hot blends hotter. Source: Internet