dropsonde

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noun

A weather-observing device dropped from an aircraft.

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Meanings

noundropsonde (plural dropsondes)

plural dropsondes

  1. climatologyA weather-observing device dropped from an aircraft.

Origin

From drop + sonde.

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APA

dropsonde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsonde

MLA

“dropsonde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsonde. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropsonde,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsonde.

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