English Explanatory Dictionary

fallstreak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

fallstreak fallstreaks fall streak

Etymology

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

Related words

virga fallstreak hole

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