turbulence

noun

Rough, unsettled movement of the air that shakes an aircraft in flight.

Example sentence

“The pilot asked everyone to fasten their seatbelts because of turbulence.”

The word passengers hear in flight announcements. Also figurative: 'political turbulence', 'a period of turbulence'.

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