CONTRAIL


Meaning of CONTRAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän-ˌtrāl ]

noun

Etymology: con densation trail

Date: 1943

: streaks of condensed water vapor created in the air by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes

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