"weather balloon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-weather balloon.wav Forms: weather balloons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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 Synonyms: sounding balloon Related terms: radiosonde Translations (meteorological balloon): vejrballon [common-gender] (Danish), weerballon [masculine] (Dutch), sääpallo (Finnish), säähavaintopallo (Finnish), ballon-sonde [masculine] (French), Wetterballon [masculine] (German), pallone sonda [feminine] (Italian), værballong [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vêrballong [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), balon meteorologiczny (Polish), balão meteorológico [masculine] (Portuguese), väderballong (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-weather_balloon-en-noun-LcYGvFpL Categories (other): Meteorology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'meteorological balloon': 100 0
  2. (ufology, sarcastic) a skeptical explanation to debunk a UFO sighting that a believer regards as silly, illogical or disingenuous Tags: sarcastic Synonyms: swamp gas, pelican
    Sense id: en-weather_balloon-en-noun-hOEhJww~ Categories (other): Ufology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 62 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences, ufology

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