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Definition of Condensation trail
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Condensation trail
1. Noun. A contrail; a visible line of condensation flowing from the edge of an airplane wing or similar structure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Condensation Trail
Literary usage of Condensation trail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Linebacker II: A View from the Rock by James R. McCarthy, George B. Allison, Robert E. Rayfield (1985)
"... Drag Chute EA-3 EA-6 EB-57 Three or more B-52 cells striking the same target
area with up to ten minutes' separation between cells condensation trail, ..."
2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"JCS Pub 1-02 NOV K<» IX-44 21) contrail—See condensation trail. control—(DOD) 1.
Authority which may be less than full command exercised by a commander over ..."
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