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Above this altitude, water vapour will condense out to form clouds, below it water will remain in its gaseous state.New Scientist (1998)
Huge floating turbines that suck up seawater and spray vapour into clouds to fall as rain could soon be fighting droughts.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Inhalation Steam vapour inhalations to which essential oils have been added are used for respiratory conditions.Tisserand, Maggie Aromatherapy for Women
It was raining outside, a fine misty drizzle that hung like vapour in the air.Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
Special lighting illuminated the exhaled vapour , which hung in the air like dust particles in sunlight.canada.com (2004)
The high vapour trail of an aircraft, heading for Tashkent or even Moscow, drew a thread across the largest patch of blue.Thomas, Craig The Last Raven
The rain had thinned to a light drizzle, wisps of white cloud vapour trickling between the trees.Innes, Hammond High Stand
The winds also have to be light enough not to disperse the vapour over too wide an area.Glasgow Herald (2001)
These redesigned surfaces wick water vapour from the air, then hold the extracted water in place.Globe and Mail (2003)
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