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barrage balloon

barrage balloon noun: a tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II.

barrage balloon: a tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy...
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Noun

barrage balloon (plural barrage balloons)

  1. (historical) A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II.

Forms of barrage balloon

pluralbarrage balloons

Questions about barrage balloon

What does barrage balloon mean?
Barrage balloon means a tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II.
What part of speech is barrage balloon?
Barrage balloon is a noun.
What is the plural of barrage balloon?
The plural of barrage balloon is barrage balloons.

Words near barrage balloon in the dictionary

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  4. Barraganyatti
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  9. barrages
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