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| ra·win·sonde [ ráywin sònd ] (plural ra·win·sondes) |
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wind-tracking instrument: a balloon carrying meteorological instruments that has a trackable radar target and is used to observe the velocity and direction of upper-air winds
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| [Mid-20th century. < blend of radar + wind1] |
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