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Meaning
Noun
●
In Clouds:
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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Origin
contrail
English
condensation
English
trail
English
trahere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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