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== balloon ==
== balloon ==


<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"><br/>A flexible bag often made of rubber or plastic, which, when filled with [[helium]], is used to carry meteorological instruments. ''See'' [[anchor balloon]], [[ballonet]], [[ceiling balloon]], [[constant-level balloon]], [[extensible balloon]],  [[jimsphere]], [[kytoon]], [[pilot balloon]], [[racoon]], [[robin sphere]], [[sounding balloon]], [[super pressure balloon|super-pressure balloon]], [[tetroon]], [[zero-pressure balloon]].</div><br/> </div>
<br/>A flexible bag often made of rubber or plastic, which, when filled with [[helium]], is used to carry meteorological instruments. ''See'' [[anchor balloon]], [[ballonet]], [[ceiling balloon]], [[constant-level balloon]], [[extensible balloon]],  [[jimsphere]], [[kytoon]], [[pilot balloon]], [[racoon]], [[robin sphere]], [[sounding balloon]], [[super pressure balloon|super-pressure balloon]], [[tetroon]], [[zero-pressure balloon]].<br/>  


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balloon


A flexible bag often made of rubber or plastic, which, when filled with helium, is used to carry meteorological instruments. See anchor balloon, ballonet, ceiling balloon, constant-level balloon, extensible balloon, jimsphere, kytoon, pilot balloon, racoon, robin sphere, sounding balloon, super-pressure balloon, tetroon, zero-pressure balloon.

Term edited 1 February 2022.

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