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condensation trail

noun

contrail.

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Nearby words

condensate, condensation, condensation nucleus, condensation point, condensation polymerization, condensation trail, condense, condensed, condensed matter, condensed matter physics, condensed milk

Origin of condensation trail

First recorded in 1940–45
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British Dictionary definitions for condensation trail

condensation trail

noun

another name for vapour trail
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