sounding balloon
noun Meteorology.
a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, especially a radiosonde balloon.
Also called
weather balloon.
Origin of sounding balloon
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby sounding balloon
soundboard,
soundbox,
soundcard,
sounder,
sounding,
sounding balloon,
sounding board,
sounding lead,
sounding line,
sounding machine,
sounding rocket
Example sentences from the Web for sounding balloon
The average height of sounding-balloon ascents is about ten miles.
Meteorology |Charles Fitzhugh TalmanBy means of the sounding-balloon the air is explored to heights of twenty miles and more!
The Mentor: The Weather |Charles Fitzhugh Talman