vapor trail

noun

1. contrail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vapor trail¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Kelenic turned the ball into a vapor trail, leaving his bat at 112 mph and traveling 455 feet into the stands in deep right-center.

From Seattle Times

The awesome spectacle and the long, lingering vapor trail brought people outside or to their windows to see what happened—and that’s when the shock wave touched down.

From Scientific American

South Korean social media and internet sites were abuzz with messages by citizens who said they saw a soaring object, rainbow-colored vapor trail or other mysterious lights.

From Washington Times

The track of his life is “a flicker and a dash, a vapor trail. Even in his letters he seems to have one foot out the door,” she writes.

From Seattle Times

There was no need to watch the baseball turn into a vapor trail.

From Seattle Times