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- noun Plural form of
contrail .
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Examples
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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
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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
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These jet-generated clouds, called contrails, may in turn play an important role in shaping our weather.
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They're called contrails and they have been extensively studied.
cbs4denver.com 2010
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Or maybe it's poison in the "contrails" tin-foil, I know?
digg.com: Top News 2011
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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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