"contrail" meaning in English

See contrail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-contrail.ogg Forms: contrails [plural]
Etymology: Blend of condensation + trail. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|condensation|trail}} Blend of condensation + trail Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrail (plural contrails)
  1. An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air. Categories (topical): Clouds Synonyms: condensation trail, vapour trail [UK], vapor trail [US] Derived forms: chemtrail Translations (artificial cloud from jet aircraft): ᎤᏔᏃᎸᏔᏅ (utanolvtanv) (Cherokee), kondenzační stopa [feminine] (Czech), tiivistymisjuova (Finnish), tiivistymisvana (Finnish), jättövana (Finnish), traînée de condensation [feminine] (French), traînée de vapeur [feminine] (French), traînée blanche [feminine] (French), Kondensstreifen [masculine] (German), kondenzcsík (Hungarian), flugslóði [masculine] (Icelandic), flugvélarslóði [masculine] (Icelandic), scia di condensazione [feminine] (Italian), 飛行機雲 (hikōkigumo) (alt: ひこうきぐも) (Japanese), jejak wap (Malay), kontrail (Malay), smuga kondensacyjna (Polish), конденсационный след (english: kondensacionnyj sled) (Russian), estela [feminine] (Spanish), estela condensada [feminine] (Spanish), kondensationsstrimma [common-gender] (Swedish), k-strimma [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-contrail-en-noun-gywaM~vw Disambiguation of Clouds: 68 32 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 75 25

Verb

Audio: En-us-contrail.ogg Forms: contrails [present, singular, third-person], contrailing [participle, present], contrailed [participle, past], contrailed [past]
Etymology: Blend of condensation + trail. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|condensation|trail}} Blend of condensation + trail Head templates: {{en-verb}} contrail (third-person singular simple present contrails, present participle contrailing, simple past and past participle contrailed)
  1. To produce an artificial cloud of this kind.
    Sense id: en-contrail-en-verb-k9-7wQuV Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55

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  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "condensation",
        "3": "trail"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of condensation + trail",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of condensation + trail.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "contrails",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contrailing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contrailed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contrailed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "contrail (third-person singular simple present contrails, present participle contrailing, simple past and past participle contrailed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To produce an artificial cloud of this kind."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-us-contrail.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/02/En-us-contrail.ogg/En-us-contrail.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/En-us-contrail.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contrail"
}

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