severe turbulence

collocation in English

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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turbulence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns/us
/ˈtɝː.bjə.ləns/
a state of confusion without ...
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(Definition ofsevereandturbulencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsevere turbulence

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Severeturbulencecan be, and is, experienced at high level.
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During the flight, the plane encounterssevereturbulenceand a bright flash of light and disappears.
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Severeturbulenceand windshear during moderate wind conditions.
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Severeturbulencealong the way affected the mechanical navigation equipment, but the bombers held their course.
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At 0.25 nmi from touchdown, the aircraft ran intosevereturbulenceand drifted to the right of the runway centreline.
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Encounteringsevereturbulence, the aircraft somehow lost control and went into a near-vertical dive from which it could not recover.
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The aircraft was carrying the aircraft's owner and a pilot on an aircraft recovery mission when it encounteredsevereturbulence; both sustained fatal injuries.
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However, the plane inadvertently encountered an area ofsevereturbulence, resulting in three minor injures on board.
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Initially, the aircraft was unable to penetrate into the core of the eye due tosevereturbulence; however, they were successful after a second attempt.
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It encounteredsevereturbulence, the left wing dropped, and the aircraft descended 100 to 200 feet lower than expected.
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A turbine engine failure can also be caused by entirely external factors, such as volcanic ash, bird strikes or weather conditions like precipitation, icing orsevereturbulence.
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While turning to the right insevereturbulencethe bank angle was increased to over 90 degrees, and the nose pitched down to approximately 40 degrees.
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Oxygen masks may also drop on extremely rough landings or duringsevereturbulenceif the oxygen mask panel becomes loose.
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