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bar·rage balloon

 (bə-räzh′)
n.
A balloon anchored singly or in a series over a military objective, formerly used to support nets that hindered the passage of low-flying enemy aircraft.
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barrage balloon

n
(Military) one of a number of tethered balloons with cables or net suspended from them, used to deter low-flying air attack
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barrage′ balloon`


n.
one of a series of anchored balloons from which cables or nets are suspended as a defense against air attacks.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.barrage balloon - an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying lowbarrage balloon - an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
airship, dirigible - a steerable self-propelled aircraft
kite balloon - a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
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Translations

barrage balloon

n → Sperrballon m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

barrage balloon

n → pallone m di sbarramento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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