contrail
contrail
Definition
☆ con·trail (kän′trāl′)
noun
a white trail of condensed water vapor that sometimes forms in the wake of an aircraft; vapor trail
Etymology: con(densation) + trail
contrail
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- leave: He looked out the window momentarily and saw a 737 leaving a contrail at 33,000 feet in the serene blue sky.
- spot: Along the way, Claiborne said, he spotted the contrails of a jet streaking toward the car.
- see: It is now almost impossible to look up and not see the contrail of one, or three.
Preposition: in
- sky: Visibility was very good with some cirrus and contrails in the sky.
Adjective modifier
- normal: Unlike normal contrails behind commercial jets which dissipate quickly, these lingered for hours, came together and obscured the sky.
- several: Several contrails had drifted across the sky, unusual for here, more like the vicinity of Manchester Airport.
Modifies a noun
- formation: Several possible aviation demand growth scenarios as well as various policy options to minimize contrail formation will be examined.
- stock: Then when these had been held down with small pieces of masking tape, I cut the struts from Contrail stock.
- rod: A short length of Contrail rod was used to attach them to the fuselage.
Noun used with modifier
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