contrail

English

Etymology

Blend of condensation +‎ trail

Pronunciation

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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

Finnish: tiivistymisjuova, tiivistymisvana, jättövana
French: traînée de condensation f, traînée de vapeur f, traînée blanche f
German: Kondensstreifen (de) m
Icelandic: flugslóði m, flugvélarslóði m
Italian: scia di condensazione f

Japanese: 飛行機雲 (ja) (ひこうきぐも, hikōkigumo)
Polish: smuga kondensacyjna
Russian: конденсационный след (kondensacionnyj sled)
Spanish: estela (es) f

Anagrams

cilantro, crotalin

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