contrail

English

Etymology

Blend of condensation and trail

Pronunciation

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Noun

contrail (plural contrails)

Wikipedia

1. 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

• Finnish: tiivistymisjuova (fi), tiivistymisvana (fi), jättövana (fi)
• French: traînée de condensation f, traînée de vapeur f, traînée blanche f
• German: Kondensstreifen (de) m

• Icelandic: flugslóði (is) m, flugvélarslóði (is) m
• Japanese: 飛行機雲 (ja) (ひこうきくも, hikōkikumo)
• Spanish: estela (es) f

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