ballons dessai

bal·lon d'es·sai

[ba-lawn de-se]
noun, plural bal·lons d'es·sai [ba-lawn de-se] . French.
trial balloon ( def 1 ).
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ballon d'essai (bæˈlõ dɛˈseɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl ballons d'essai
Compare trial balloon a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it
 
[C19: from French, literally: trial balloon]

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