Meaning

1 senses
  1. A policy put forward to test reactions; something designed to test the waters, an experimental measure.

Origin

Borrowed from French ballon d'essai.

Borrowed from French ballon d'essai.

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Forms

plural: ballons d'essai
Singularballon d'essai
Pluralballons d'essai

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ballon d'essai — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto