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Air hole

noun

A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly. Synonyms: air pocket, pocket.

A hole that allows the passage of air.

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... a ravine, and saw at the bottom a thing that looked like a stone. They went down towards it, and when they came nearer, it was a little house. And they went nearer still and came right to it. They climbed up on to the roof, and when they looked down through the air hole in the roof, they saw a little boy on the floor with a cutting-board for a kayak and a stick for a paddle. They called down to him, and he looked up, but then they hid themselves. When they looked down again, he was there as before, playing at being a man in a kayak. A second time ...

— Eskimo Folktales • Unknown

Words linked to "Air hole" : atmospheric phenomenon, hole, pocket