Contrail Definition

kŏntrāl
contrails
noun
contrails
A white trail of condensed water vapor that sometimes forms in the wake of an aircraft; vapor trail.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Contrail

Noun

Singular:
contrail
Plural:
contrails

Origin of Contrail

  • Blend of condensation and trail

    From Wiktionary

  • con(densation) trail

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Contrail Sentence Examples

  • He looked out the window momentarily and saw a 737 leaving a contrail at 33,000 feet in the serene blue sky.

  • It is now almost impossible to look up and not see the contrail of one, or three.

  • Note the aircraft contrail at the top of the picture which has also taken on the color of the sunrise.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

LILAIL

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Words Starting With C and Ending With L

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Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With L