contrailn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒntreɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkɑnˌtreɪl/

Etymology: < con- (in condensation n.) + trail n.¹

A condensation trail (see condensation n. Compounds), a vapour trail.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > [noun] > fumes or vapour > cloud or streamer of > specific

vapour trail1941

condensation trail1942

contrail1945

society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > air as medium for operation of aircraft > [noun] > vapour trail

vapour trail1941

condensation trail1942

contrail1945

1945 Sat. Evening Post 13 Jan. 18 With no wind and intense cold, taxiing planes leave ice-crystal contrails behind them, just as Fortresses do at 30,000 feet over Germany.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock vi. 94 White aircraft contrails feathered against azure blue.

1960 People 20 Nov. 9/2 The boffins' name for aeroplane clouds is ‘contrails’.

1965 R. A. Heinlein Farnham's Freehold iv. 61 No sign..of man—not a building, a road, a path, no contrails in the sky.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contrail
释义	contrailn. Brit. /ˈkɒntreɪl/, U.S. /ˈkɑnˌtreɪl/ Etymology: < con- (in condensation n.) + trail n.¹ A condensation trail (see condensation n. Compounds), a vapour trail. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > [noun] > fumes or vapour > cloud or streamer of > specific vapour trail1941 condensation trail1942 contrail1945 society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > air as medium for operation of aircraft > [noun] > vapour trail vapour trail1941 condensation trail1942 contrail1945 1945 Sat. Evening Post 13 Jan. 18 With no wind and intense cold, taxiing planes leave ice-crystal contrails behind them, just as Fortresses do at 30,000 feet over Germany. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock vi. 94 White aircraft contrails feathered against azure blue. 1960 People 20 Nov. 9/2 The boffins' name for aeroplane clouds is ‘contrails’. 1965 R. A. Heinlein Farnham's Freehold iv. 61 No sign..of man—not a building, a road, a path, no contrails in the sky. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945
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