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pilot balloon

pi·lot bal·loon
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahy-luh t buh-loon]
    • /ˈpaɪ lət bəˈlun/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahy-luh t buh-loon]
    • /ˈpaɪ lət bəˈlun/

Definitions of pilot balloon words

  • noun pilot balloon a balloon for the visual observation of upper-atmosphere wind currents. 1
  • noun pilot balloon a meteorological balloon used to observe air currents 0
  • noun pilot balloon a small balloon sent up to determine the direction and velocity of the wind 0
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Origin of pilot balloon

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Pilot balloon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pilot balloon

pilot balloon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for pilot balloon

noun pilot balloon

  • ballon d'essai — a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it
Just one Synonym for pilot balloon

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