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
- He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket.
- Water-lilies have large numbers of air pockets in their tissues which keep their leaves afloat on the water surface, a perfect supply of air for an insect able to get to it.
- • Flour corns, including the standard varieties of blue corn, are soft and easily ground because their endosperm is a discontinuous and weak combination of relatively little protein, mostly waxy starch, and air pockets. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
- Optimum cast gate is chosen, with reject rate reduced to 3% and air pocket avoided.
- These physical techniques of preparation eliminate air pockets and increase homogenisation of moisture and inclusions making the clay more workable.
- Use blinds Made of two layers trapping air pockets, honeycomb blinds can almost halve the heat lost through windows. Times, Sunday Times
- Use your chopstick to work soil under the root ball and down to the bottom of the container; this eliminates air pockets that can dry out your roots and kill them.
- The researchers said that the uniform size of the air pockets was the key. Times, Sunday Times
- Use blinds Made of two layers trapping air pockets, honeycomb blinds can almost halve the heat lost through windows. Times, Sunday Times
- Kneading and pugging brings the clay particles into closer contact, and helps to remove air pockets. Chapter 8