ALL meanings of contrail
con·trail
C c - 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 aircraft's vapour trail 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 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