distrail

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noun

A clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.

Similar
dissipation trail
Opposite
contrail
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Meanings

noundistrail (plural distrails)

plural distrails

  1. A clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.

    Synonyms: dissipation trail · Antonyms: contrail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.

Similar
dissipation trail
Opposite
contrail

Origin

Blend of dissipation + trail.

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APA

distrail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distrail

MLA

“distrail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distrail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distrail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distrail.

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