The upstream baskets trailed away like a comet tail: at least a dozen, maybe more coming.

More are streaming in from the lane, a brownish-gold comet tail.

Children ran everywhere, sparklers leaving bright comet tails in the wake of their passing.

When the puck moved faster than 70 miles per hour, a red comet tail was added.

He also contributed to discoveries related to the interactions between solar winds and comet tails.

The brilliance of comet tails comes largely from water vapor.

"She's always wearing a funny hat or a big comet tail of scarves."

There is also the possibility that some gases and even water vapor may have been deposited by comet tails.

A very common artifact of early vacuum-tube cameras was a "comet tail".

No comet tails, no clouds of cosmic dust - nothing.