sounding balloon


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

Origin of sounding balloon

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby sounding 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 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