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wake turbulence

wake turbulence noun: the disturbances formed in the atmosphere behind an aircraft passing through the air, consisting primarily of a combination of wake vortices and jet blast or prop wash.

Noun

wake turbulence (uncountable)

  1. The disturbances formed in the atmosphere behind an aircraft passing through the air, consisting primarily of a combination of wake vortices and jet blast or prop wash.

Questions about wake turbulence

What does wake turbulence mean?
Wake turbulence means the disturbances formed in the atmosphere behind an aircraft passing through the air, consisting primarily of a combination of wake vortices and jet blast or prop wash.
What part of speech is wake turbulence?
Wake turbulence is a noun.

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