sounding balloon

noun Meteorology.

a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, especially a radiosonde balloon.

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Also called weather balloon.

Origin of sounding balloon

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sounding balloon

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