pilot balloon

/ˌpaɪlət bəˈlun/
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Other forms: pilot balloons

Definitions of pilot balloon
  1. noun
    meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
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    type of:
    meteorological balloon
    a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
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