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KITE BALLOON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kite balloon mean?
• KITE BALLOON (noun)
The noun KITE BALLOON has 1 sense:
1. a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
Familiarity information: KITE BALLOON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("kite balloon" is a kind of...):
barrage balloon (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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