vapor trail

va·por trail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vey-per treyl]
- /ˈveɪ pər treɪl/
- /ˈveɪ.pər treɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vey-per treyl]
- /ˈveɪ pər treɪl/

Definitions of vapor trail words

noun vapor trail contrail. 1
countable noun vapor trail A vapor trail is a white line of water vapor left in the sky by an airplane, a rocket, or a missile. 0
noun vapor trail contrail 0

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Origin of vapor trail

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Vapor trail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vapor trail

vapor trail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vapor trail usage trend in Literature

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