barrage balloon
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Sperrballon
A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter…A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Sperrballon
an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
Translations
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By meaning 1
tethered balloon for deterring enemy aircraft:
Forms
plural: barrage balloons| Singular | barrage balloon |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtethered aerostat