fallstreak

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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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