vapor trail

noun

1. contrail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vapor trail¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

This was Gonzaga, a point-pouring ecosystem that left a vapor trail in its wake all season.

From FiveThirtyEight

He was still watching the vapor trail as the cab pulled away.

From Project Gutenberg

A thin, high streak of vapor-trail needling down toward them from the sunrise rainbow turned the channel of his thought.

From Project Gutenberg