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vapor trail
nounDefinition of vapor trail
: contrail
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Even when Westbrook left opponents in his vapor trail, the Thunder harped on him to take the extra dribble and finish higher off the glass. — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, "Behind the Scenes With Victor Oladipo, the NBA's One-Man Musical," 19 Feb. 2018 Patterson flung open the doors, welcoming the publicity that rode on the vapor trail of a win against a blue-blood program. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Can Top-10 TCU Stay Grounded? Gary Patterson Hopes He Has the Key," 4 Oct. 2017 And in less than five minutes, that pillar crash landed in the vapor trail left by Saquon Barkley's feet. — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Now what? Michigan football's problems are growing, not decreasing," 22 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vapor trail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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