CONDENSATION TRAIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust

Synonyms:

condensation trail; contrail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("condensation trail" is a kind of...):

cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)

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