Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-treyl]
- /ˈkɒn treɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kon-treyl]
- /ˈkɒn treɪl/
Definitions of contrail word
- noun contrail a white trail of condensed water vapor that sometimes forms in the wake of an aircraft; vapor trail 3
- noun contrail 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. 1
- noun contrail A trail of condensed water from an aircraft or rocket at high altitude, seen as a white streak against the sky. 1
- noun contrail aircraft's vapour trail 1
- noun contrail 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. 0
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Origin of contrail
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; con(densation) trail
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Parts of speech for Contrail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contrail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
contrail usage trend in Literature
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