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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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