vapor trail

noun

A contrail.

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Meanings

nounvapor trail (plural vapor trails)

plural vapor trails · alternative vapour trail

  1. A contrail.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contrail

Origin

From vapor + trail.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 凝結尾跡 /凝结尾迹
  • 凝結尾跡 /凝结尾迹 (níngjiéwěijì)contrail
German Kondensstreifen
  • Kondensstreifencontrail
Japanese 飛行機雲
  • 飛行機雲 (hikōkigumo)contrail
Korean 비행기구름
  • 비행기구름 (bihaenggigureum)contrail
Polish smuga
  • smugacontrail
Spanish estela de condensación
  • estela de condensacióncontrail
Cite this entry
APA

vapor trail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapor%20trail

MLA

“vapor trail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapor%20trail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vapor trail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapor%20trail.

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