Nearby Words
barrage balloon
Ballon www.local.com/ Looking For Ballon? Find It By Location With Local.com!
Barrage Balloon www.ask.com/Barrage+Balloon Search for Barrage Balloon Q&A Barrage Balloon
Barrage Balloons www.finecomb.com/ Browse Balloons. Reviews, Deals, Coupons, and More.
Ads
barrage balloon
noun
a balloon or blimp, usually one of several anchored around a military area, city, etc., from which wires or nets are hung as a protection against attacks from low-flying aircraft.
Origin:
1920–25
1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To barrage balloon
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Barrage balloon
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| barrage balloon | |
| —n | |
| one of a number of tethered balloons with cables or net suspended from them, used to deter low-flying air attack | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Barrage balloon
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
