dropsonde

[ drop-sond ]
/ ˈdrɒpˌsɒnd /

noun Meteorology.

an instrument similar to a radiosonde that is attached to a parachute and released from an aircraft.

Origin of dropsonde

First recorded in 1945–50; drop + (radio)sonde

Words nearby dropsonde

dropping bottle, droppings, drops, dropsical, dropsley, dropsonde, dropsy, dropt, dropwort, drosera, droshky

British Dictionary definitions for dropsonde

dropsonde
/ (ˈdrɒpsɒnd) /

noun

meteorol a radiosonde dropped by parachute

Word Origin for dropsonde

C20: drop + ( radio) sonde