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[
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-win
]
ra·win
/
ˈreɪ
wɪn
/
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[
rey
-win
]
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noun
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
Compare
raob
,
rawinsonde
.
Origin:
1945–50;
ra
(
dio
) +
win
(
ds-aloft
)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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RAWIN
radar wind sounding
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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