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sounding balloon
noun
, Meteorology.
- 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.
From Project Gutenberg
By means of the sounding-balloon the air is explored to heights of twenty miles and more!
From Project Gutenberg
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