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barrage balloon

bar·rage bal·loon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-rahzh buh-loon]
    • /bəˈrɑʒ bəˈlun/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-rahzh buh-loon]
    • /bəˈrɑʒ bəˈlun/

Definitions of barrage balloon words

  • countable noun barrage balloon Barrage balloons are large balloons which are fixed to the ground by strong steel cables. They are used in wartime, when the cables are intended to destroy low-flying enemy aircraft. 3
  • noun barrage balloon one of a number of tethered balloons with cables or net suspended from them, used to deter low-flying air attack 3
  • noun barrage balloon any of a number of anchored balloons with cables or nets attached for entangling low-flying attacking airplanes 3
  • noun barrage balloon a balloon or blimp, usually one of several anchored around a military area, city, etc., from which wires or nets are hung as a protection against attacks from low-flying aircraft. 1
  • noun barrage balloon A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II. 0

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Origin of barrage balloon

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Barrage balloon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

barrage balloon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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