乱気流(らんきりゅう)

らんきりゅう
noun
turbulence; air turbulence
1. turbulence; air turbulence
Irregular, unpredictable movements in the atmosphere that cause sudden jolting and shaking of aircraft during flight.
飛行機(ひこうき)が乱気流(らんきりゅう)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれた。
The airplane was caught in turbulence.
乱気流(らんきりゅう)のため、シートベルトを締(し)めてください。
Please fasten your seatbelts due to turbulence.
激(はげ)しい乱気流(らんきりゅう)で機内(きない)の乗客(じょうきゃく)がけがをした。
Passengers inside the plane were injured by severe turbulence.

USAGE:
Most commonly encountered in aviation contexts. Compound of 乱(らん) (chaotic), 気(き) (air), and 流(りゅう) (flow). Also used metaphorically to describe chaotic or turbulent situations.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 乱気流(らんきりゅう)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる (to be caught in turbulence)
  • 激(はげ)しい乱気流(らんきりゅう) (severe turbulence)
  • 乱気流(らんきりゅう)が発生(はっせい)する (turbulence occurs)
  • 乱気流(らんきりゅう)に遭(あ)う (to encounter turbulence)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • タービュランス: turbulence (loanword) — used in technical/aviation English contexts
  • 気流(きりゅう): air current — the neutral base term without the "chaotic" element
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