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View synonyms for pilot balloon

pilot balloon

noun

  1. a balloon for the visual observation of upper-atmosphere wind currents.


pilot balloon

noun

  1. a meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilot balloon1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

Several thousand observations with various agencies, such as kites and pilot balloons and more especially measurements made with theodolites and nephoscopes, show that there is a definite twist to the right with elevation.

They even took readings high up in the air thanks to a pilot balloon.

From Time

My O'D. will, however, serve as a pilot balloon, and if it go up freely we can follow in the same direction.

The pilot balloon, that is so soon out of sight, can offer no guidance—don't forget that!

If I have to perform much longer as a pilot balloon, Tom, I 'm thinking I 'm very likely to explode.

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