barrage balloon

/bəˌrɑ(d)ʒ bəˌlun/
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Other forms: barrage balloons

Definitions of barrage balloon
  1. noun
    an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
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    types:
    kite balloon
    a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
    type of:
    airship, dirigible
    a steerable self-propelled aircraft
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