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sounding balloon

–noun Meteorology.
a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, esp. a radiosonde balloon.
Also called weather balloon.


Origin:
1900–05

Sounding balloon

Sound"ing bal*loon"\ An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or a["e]ronautic purposes.

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