balloon barrage
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balloon barrage — noun : a screen of balloons moored to the ground as a barrage against enemy airplanes * * * a series of moored balloons, usually strung together and hung with cables, for impeding a low level attack by enemy aircraft. [1915 20] * * * balloon… … Useful english dictionary
balloon barrage — A protective screen of balloons moored around the target likely to be attacked by enemy aircraft. The mooring cables are made of steel and can lethally damage an aircraft flying through the barrage. The balloons can be raised and lowered to… … Aviation dictionary
balloon barrage — /bəˈlun bæraʒ/ (say buh loohn barahzh) noun a barrage of anchored balloons intended to destroy or deter low flying hostile aircraft …
balloon barrage — a series of moored balloons, usually strung together and hung with cables, for impeding a low level attack by enemy aircraft. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
barrage balloon — noun an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low • Hypernyms: ↑airship, ↑dirigible • Hyponyms: ↑kite balloon * * * ˈbarrage balloon 7 [barrage balloon] … Useful english dictionary
balloon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aerostat, blimp; free, sounding, kite, pilot, or dirigible balloon; fire balloon, montgolfier. See aviation. v. i. swell. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirigible, aircraft, airship, weather… … English dictionary for students
barrage balloon — /ˈbæraʒ bəlun/ (say barahzh buhloohn) noun a balloon used in a balloon barrage …
barrage — /ˈbæraʒ / (say barahzh), / adʒ/ (say ahj) noun 1. Military a barrier of artillery fire used to prevent the enemy from advancing, to enable troops behind it to operate with a minimum of casualties, or to cut off the enemy s retreat in one or more… …
balloon — 1. noun sailing by in a balloon Syn: hot air balloon, barrage balloon; airship, dirigible, Zeppelin, blimp; weather balloon 2. verb 1) her long skirt ballooned in the wind Syn: swell (out), puff out/up, bulge (out), bag … Thesaurus of popular words
barrage — 1. noun /bəˈɹɑːʒ/lang=en a) an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow … Wiktionary
