weather balloon

English

Noun

weather balloon (plural weather balloons)

1. (meteorology) a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity
2. (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