Meanings
nounwake turbulence (uncountable)
- uncountableaeronauticsThe 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.
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APA
wake turbulence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wake%20turbulence
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“wake turbulence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wake%20turbulence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wake turbulence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wake%20turbulence.
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