sounding balloon
nounMeteorology.
a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, especially a radiosonde balloon.
Origin of sounding balloon
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Also called weather balloon.
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How to use sounding balloon in a sentence
The average height of sounding-balloon ascents is about ten miles.
Meteorology | Charles Fitzhugh TalmanBy means of the sounding-balloon the air is explored to heights of twenty miles and more!
The Mentor: The Weather | Charles Fitzhugh Talman
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