noun
wake turbulence
Aviation term for the turbulent air left behind an aircraft, especially hazardous to following aircraft.
後方乱気流に巻き込まれると、小型機は制御を失う危険がある。
If caught in wake turbulence, a small aircraft risks losing control.
General term for turbulence; 後方乱気流 specifically refers to wake turbulence behind an aircraft.
Compound of 後方 (rear, behind) + 乱気流 (turbulence), a direct translation of the English aviation term 'wake turbulence'.