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  • noun Plural form of contrail.

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Examples

  • Distant Star is a wonderfully lyric effusion of slightly Futurist tinge, about a pilot who writes experimental poetry in contrails.

    The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolaño – review Philip Hensher 2010

  • InsomniacLolita - the streaks are called contrails i didn't know they were called contrails until this week hehe. it's what jets make in the sky.

    Skywatch Friday: Working Out floreta 2009

  • These jet-generated clouds, called contrails, may in turn play an important role in shaping our weather.

    Study: Airplanes Affect Weather | Impact Lab 2002

  • They're called contrails and they have been extensively studied.

    cbs4denver.com 2010

  • I've also seen with my own eyes the so-called contrails with very even grids, N = S, E = W, which started with a circle, then a grid, when the sky which was bright blue turned full of this sheeeete .... and a few hours later there was a haze all over.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

  • I've also seen with my own eyes the so-called contrails with very even grids, N = S, E = W, which started with a circle, then a grid, when the sky which was bright blue turned full of this sheeeete .... and a few hours later there was a haze all over.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

  • The long trails of condensation known as contrails emitted by jet airliners are now considered to be a significant factor in global warming.

    unknown title 2009

  • The long trails of condensation known as contrails emitted by jet airliners are now considered to be a significant factor in global warming.

    unknown title 2009

  • Or maybe it's poison in the "contrails" tin-foil, I know?

    digg.com: Top News 2011

  • HE IS STILL POWERLESS March 4th Jets kill clear skies with expanding "contrails"? or geo-engineering chemtrails?

    WN.com - Articles related to Gates investigates role contractors play in intel 2010

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