thermals

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In the first, a quadrotor drone was able to observe four hovering white balls while avoiding four orange balls, all while navigating an airfield rife with randomly occurring, dangerous air currents, or thermals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Military officials searched the river with lights, thermals and night-vision goggles but did not see any other migrants trying to cross or in distress, the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Uniqlo has gained a reputation for practical clothes offered up in a number of different colours, with a focus on thermals and coats in particular.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

As spectators chant and funnel into the tree-lined stadium, the day starts to warm, which is when spotted lanternflies can be found rising into the air on thermals.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

The wind of the afternoon was gone and only a little breeze like a sigh was stirred by the restless thermals of the warm, dry hills.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck