Aviation dictionary. 2014.
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 — See barrage, Part 2 … Military 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
