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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.
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contrail — 1945, from con(densation) trail … Etymology dictionary
contrail — ☆ contrail [kän′trāl΄ ] n. [ CON(DENSATION) + TRAIL] a white trail of condensed water vapor that sometimes forms in the wake of an aircraft; vapor trail … English World dictionary
Contrail — Vapor Trail redirects here. For other uses, see Vapor Trail (disambiguation). For other uses, see Contrail (disambiguation). Cirrus aviaticus Contrails from a S7 Airlines Tupolev Tu 154M … Wikipedia
Contrail — Traînée de condensation Traînées de condensation derrière un avion quadriréacteur Boeing 747 … Wikipédia en Français
Contrail (disambiguation) — Contrail or Contrails may refer to: Contrail, condensation trails caused by aircraft Contrails (book) Contrail (company) Contrail (network), a social network developed by Microsoft for use with mobile devices. This disambiguation page lists… … Wikipedia
Contrail (company) — Contrail is an internal Japanese video game developer within Sony Computer Entertainment that developed the Legend of Legaia video game as well as its sequel Legaia 2: Duel Saga. External Links GameFAQs profile on Contrail PlayStation Solidifies… … Wikipedia
Contrail (network) — Contrail is a social network developed by Microsoft for use on mobile devices using Windows Azure, with emphasis on privacy using data encryption.[1] External links Contrail Microsoft Research References ^ Technology Review: A Private Social… … Wikipedia
CONTRAIL — condensation trail … Military dictionary
contrail — noun Etymology: condensation trail Date: 1943 streaks of condensed water vapor created in the air by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes … New Collegiate Dictionary
Contrail — Die Kondensstreifen entstehen erst ein Stück hinter den Triebwerken, wenn sich die Abgase abgekühlt haben. Kondensstreifen einer vierstrahligen … Deutsch Wikipedia
contrail — /kon trayl/, n. a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions. Also called condensation trail, vapor trail. [1940 45; CON(DENSATION) … Universalium
