contrail
contrail noun: 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.
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, vapor trail, jet stream, cirrus aviaticus, cirrus tractus
Verb
contrail (third-person singular simple present contrails, present participle contrailing, simple past and past participle contrailed)
- To produce an artificial cloud of this kind.
contrail meaning in Tamil and Malay
contrail in Tamil
- வானூர்திப் புகைக்கீற்று, வான்வெளி நீராவிக்கோடு
contrail in Malay
- artificial cloud from jet aircraft
- jejak wap, kontrail
Synonyms of contrail
Antonyms
Forms of contrail
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | contrails |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | contrails |
| present participle | contrailing |
| past participle | contrailed |
| past | contrailed |
Origin of contrail
Blend of condensation + trail.
Words formed from contrail
Questions about contrail
- What does contrail mean?
- Contrail means 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.
- What is contrail in Tamil?
- Contrail in Tamil is வானூர்திப் புகைக்கீற்று, வான்வெளி நீராவிக்கோடு. See Contrail meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contrail?
- Contrail can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of contrail?
- The plural of contrail is contrails.
Words near contrail in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: contrail (page history and authors); contrail (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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