weather balloon

English

Noun

weather balloon (plural weather balloons)

(meteorology) a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity
(ufology, sarcastic) a skeptical explanation to debunk a UFO sighting that a believer regards as silly, illogical or disingenuous
Synonyms: swamp gas, pelican

Synonyms

sounding balloon

Translations

meteorological balloon

Danish: vejrballon c
Dutch: weerballon (nl) m
Finnish: sääpallo, säähavaintopallo
French: ballon-sonde (fr) m
German: Wetterballon (de) m
Italian: pallone sonda f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: værballong m

Nynorsk: vêrballong m
Polish: balon meteorologiczny
Portuguese: balão meteorológico m
Swedish: väderballong

See also

radiosonde

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