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後方乱気流 (kouhourankiryuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後こう方ほう乱らん気き流りゅう

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Meanings

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wake turbulence

Aviation term for the turbulent air left behind an aircraft, especially hazardous to following aircraft.

後こう方ほう乱らん気き流りゅうに巻まき込こまれると、小こ型がた機きは制せい御ぎょ

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If caught in wake turbulence, a small aircraft risks losing control.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
方direction, person, alternative
乱riot, war, disorder
気spirit, mind, air
流current, a sink, flow

Related words

乱らん気き流りゅう
General term for turbulence; 後方乱気流 specifically refers to wake turbulence behind an aircraft.

Built from

後こう方ほう+乱らん気き流りゅう

Etymology

Compound of 後方 (rear, behind) + 乱気流 (turbulence), a direct translation of the English aviation term 'wake turbulence'.