vapor trail

noun

: contrail

Examples of vapor trail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Above the village of Dorohusk in eastern Poland, vapor trails cut across the pale blue sky and military helicopters rumbled overhead. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

But their vapor trail of success reeks of arrogance and entitlement. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 May 2026

In a video shared in the post, the divers were seen jumping out of an aircraft as vapor trails followed behind them. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026

The rancher began to suspect that all white vapor trails from aircraft might be dangerous. — Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vapor trail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale