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contrail

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntreɪl/

Definition of contrail

noun

chiefly North American

another term for vapour trail.

Origin:

1940s: abbreviation of condensation trail

contrail in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of contrail in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

contradistinction
contradistinguish
contrafactive
contrafactual
contraflow
contrail
contraindicate
contralateral
contralto
contraposition
contrapposto

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enjambement

/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt

noun

(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …

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