Fallstreak

noun

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

fallstreak hole

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