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sounding balloon

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, especially a radiosonde balloon.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sounding balloon1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

The average height of sounding-balloon ascents is about ten miles.

By means of the sounding-balloon the air is explored to heights of twenty miles and more!

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