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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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Words nearby sounding balloon

soundboard, soundbox, soundcard, sounder, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line, sounding machine, sounding rocket

Origin of sounding balloon

First recorded in 1900–05
Also called weather balloon.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sounding balloon

  • The average height of sounding-balloon ascents is about ten miles.

    Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman

  • By means of the sounding-balloon the air is explored to heights of twenty miles and more!

    The Mentor: The Weather|Charles Fitzhugh Talman