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Definition 2024
contrail
contrail
English
Noun
contrail (plural contrails)
- An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.
Synonyms
- condensation trail
- vapour trail (UK), vapor trail (US)
Translations
artificial cloud from jet aircraft
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