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• n  a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

• pocket
• air hole

News & Articles

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• Chief: Air pocket kept boy alive in Ind. sand dune
  MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A fire official says an air pocket saved the life of a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for more than three hours under 11 feet of sand at an Indiana park.
  July 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Air pocket saved boy trapped in sand
  A fire official says an air pocket saved the life of a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for more than three hours under 11 feet of sand at an Indiana park.
  July 13, 2013 - WRTV Indianapolis
• Fire Chief: air pocket kept 6-year-old alive while trapped under sand dune
  MICHIGAN CITY -- Michigan City Fire Chief Ronnie Martin confirmed Saturday morning that an air pocket is what kept a 6-year-old boy alive after being trapped under a sand dune late Friday night.
  July 12, 2013 - 22 WSBT South Bend