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Definition 2024

weather_balloon

weather balloon

English

Noun

weather balloon ‎(plural weather balloons)

a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity

Synonyms

sounding balloon

Translations

meteorological balloon

Dutch: weerballon m
Finnish: sääpallo, säähavaintopallo
French: ballon-sonde (fr) m
German: Wetterballon (de) m

Italian: pallone sonda f
Polish: balon meteorologiczny
Portuguese: balão meteorológico m
Swedish: väderballong

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