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clear-air turbulence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
clear-air -tur-bu-lence
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The erratic movement of air masses in the absence of any visual cues, especially such movement that causes unexpected turbulence to an aircraft.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

clear-air turbulences (plural)

Phrases

air pocket

Frequently Paired Words

air pocket

Questions

What does clear-air turbulence mean?
The erratic movement of air masses in the absence of any visual cues, especially such movement that causes unexpected turbulence to an aircraft.

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