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CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clear-air turbulence mean?
• CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE (noun)
The noun CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE has 1 sense:
1. strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts
Familiarity information: CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("clear-air turbulence" is a kind of...):
turbulence (instability in the atmosphere)
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