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sonde

[ sond ]

noun

, Rocketry.
  1. a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.


sonde

/ sɒnd /

noun

  1. a rocket, balloon, or probe used for observing in the upper atmosphere


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonde1

1920–25; < French: plumb line; sound 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonde1

C20: from French: plummet, plumb line; see sound ³

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Example Sentences

Neantmoins Monsieur de Biancourt se tenoit tousiours sur ses gardes, et souvent faisoit marcher la chaloupe devant avec la sonde.

Juliene e eadie ihesu cristes leofmon of his blisfule luue balde hire seoluen, sende him al openliche bi sonde to seggen.

La sonde de la petite rade est depuis quarante-cinq jusqu'à trente brasses; et celle du port depuis seize jusqu'à huit.

And it was at this period that the expedient of the ballon sonde, or unmanned balloon, was happily thought of.

On l'appelle banc, parce que c'est l premierement o venant des 148 abismes de l'ocean, l'on trouve terre avec la sonde.

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