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dropsonde

drop·sonde [ dróp sònd ] (plural drop·son·des)


noun 
Definition:
 
radio transmitter sending meteorological information: an instrument, dropped from an aircraft and carried down by a parachute, that transmits information about temperature, pressure, and humidity

[Mid-20th century. <drop + radiosonde]
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