Nomen

die Turbulenz

turbulence

Das Flugzeug geriet in starke Turbulenzen.

The plane ran into strong turbulence.

Es gab politische Turbulenzen im Land.

There was political turbulence in the country.

to get into ((sth.)) to get into sth. The plane got into turbulence.

Synonyms: unrest, chaos, turmoil

From Latin 'turbulentia' (agitation, restlessness), related to 'turba' (crowd, turmoil).

Imagine a plane shaking as if it has a 'turbo' engine going wild - that's 'turbulence'.

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