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ballon d'essai
[ ba-lawnde-se ]
/ ba lÉÌ dÉËsÉ /
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noun, plural bal·lons d'es·sai [ba-lawnde-se]. /ba lÉÌ dÉËsÉ/. French.
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British Dictionary definitions for ballon d'essai
ballon d'essai
/ (bĂŠËlĂ” dÉËseÉȘ) /
noun plural ballons d'essai (bĂŠËlĂ” dÉËseÉȘ)
a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to itCompare trial balloon
Word Origin for ballon d'essai
C19: from French, literally: trial balloon
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