fallstreak

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

fall +‎ streak, because they are composed of cloud crystals falling in streaks.

Noun

fallstreak (plural fallstreaks)

  1. (meteorology) A (part of a) virga; a streak of falling ice crystals that sublimate before reaching the ground.

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