Meanings
plural weather balloons
- climatologyA balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity.
Synonyms: sounding balloon
- sarcastichuman sciencesA skeptical explanation to debunk a UFO sighting that a believer regards as silly, illogical or disingenuous.
Synonyms: swamp gas, pelicanist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity.
nounA skeptical explanation to debunk a UFO sighting that a believer regards as silly, illogical or disingenuous.
Translations
Danish vejrballon
- vejrballonmeteorological balloon
Dutch weerballon
- weerballonmeteorological balloon
Finnish sääpallo, säähavaintopallo
- sääpallometeorological balloon
- säähavaintopallometeorological balloon
French ballon-sonde
- ballon-sondemeteorological balloon
German Wetterballon
- Wetterballonmeteorological balloon
Italian pallone sonda
- pallone sondameteorological balloon
Norwegian Bokmål værballong
- værballongmeteorological balloon
Polish balon meteorologiczny
- balon meteorologicznymeteorological balloon
Portuguese balão meteorológico
- balão meteorológicometeorological balloon
Swedish väderballong
- väderballongmeteorological balloon
Cite this entry
weather balloon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20balloon
“weather balloon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20balloon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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