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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

Most amazing of the party's new equipment is a sounding balloon developed by Professor Paul Molchanov of Leningrad.

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