vaportrail

noun
UK /ˈveɪpətreɪl/
US /ˈveɪpərˌtreɪl/

A long white line of tiny water drops left in the sky by a flying airplane.

We watched the vaportrail fade slowly behind the plane.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A visible trail of mist or vapor left behind by a fast-moving object.

The rocket left a bright vaportrail across the evening sky.

3. A faint trace or sign that something was there.

Investigators followed the vaportrail of evidence back to the source.

4. The lingering cloud from an electronic cigarette or similar device.

A thin vaportrail hung in the air near the window.