vapor trail

noun

Definition of vapor trail

: contrail

Examples of vapor trail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Padres roared into Monday riding a vapor trail — seven straight wins and a baseball-best 20-5 record since Aug. 17 — and trailed the Dodgers by just 2½ games. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Padres keep closing gap on Dodgers as big series roars to life," 14 Sep. 2020 Parise, who badly misread the attack, suddenly was chasing in Krug’s vapor trail. — BostonGlobe.com, "Krug's overtime winner," 23 Nov. 2019 Nanook knows that the modern world exists; in fact, one of the film’s most vivid shots has him flat on his back in the snow watching jet airplane vapor trails in the sky. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, "Review: A man named Nanook lives in a yurt and goes his own way in 'Ága’," 25 Sep. 2019 McAvoy chased in his vapor trail, but Marino finished with a backhand tuck for the Pens’ first lead of the night. — BostonGlobe.com, "Sitting pretty in the early going and poised to coast to their season-high sixth straight game, the Bruins finished the job Monday night with a thrilling 6-4 win over the Penguins at TD Garden when Brad Marchand ripped home his second goal of the night with only 1:57 remaining in regulation.," 5 Nov. 2019 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. 2017

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“Vapor trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vapor%20trail. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.

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vapor trail

noun

English Language Learners Definition of vapor trail

: a visible stream of water or ice particles that is created in the sky by an airplane or rocket

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