"radiosonde" meaning in English

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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "balloon radio",
          "word": "radiosondi"
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          "sense": "balloon radio",
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          "roman": "radiozónd",
          "sense": "balloon radio",
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          "word": "радиозо́нд"
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      "sense": "balloon radio",
      "word": "radiosondi"
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      "word": "radiosonda"
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