ALL meanings of barrage balloon
bar·rage bal·loon
B b - 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