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What does turbulence mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
  2. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
  3. (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
  4. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
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The pilot gets into a small bit of leftover wake turbulence, the rental aircraft wobbles just before touchdown and a wingtip catches the runway.
Wind speed has a time-varying pattern by nature, especially inside the stands where turbulence in airflows is high.
Pilots can avoid wake turbulence by allowing greater distance behind the heavy aircraft and their own, or by delaying takeoff for a few minutes.
They annotated these weather charts with areas of high seas, poor visibility, low cloud-cover, turbulence, and high winds.
The fur on tennis balls and the stitching on baseballs also create turbulence, which similarly affects the aerodynamics.
A massive jolt of turbulence shook the plane, and there were a few audible gasps.

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