Meanings
nounscout balloon (plural scout balloons)
plural scout balloons
- Synonym of observation balloon.
Scout balloons hung in the sky above the tree line and lightning crashed in the distance like some faint reminder of a natural world.
2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 8, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 51Synonyms: observation balloon
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nounSynonym of observation balloon.
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scout balloon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scout%20balloon
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