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barrage balloon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons, Air
ˈbarrage balˌloon / $ .ˈ..ˌ./ noun [countable]  PMWTTAa large bag that floats in the air to prevent enemy planes from flying near the ground 〔阻止敌机低飞的〕阻拦气球,阻塞气球
Examples from the Corpus
barrage balloonCider and Guinness had given him a barrage balloon for a stomach.Through his window, Carrington could see a silver barrage balloon, rising slowly on its cable into the clear blue sky.The winch man was running out the cable, allowing the barrage balloon to rise.
ˈbarrage balˌloon nounChineseSyllable
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barrage balloon
ˈbarrage balˌloon / $ .ˈ..ˌ./ noun [countable]
a large bag that floats in the air to prevent enemy planes from flying near the ground


barrage balloonBrE /ˈbærɑːʒ bəluːn/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈrɑːʒ bəluːn/ 🔊 nouna large balloon that floats in the air and is held in place by cables, used in the past to make the progress of enemy aircraft more difficult 拦截气球(旧时防空用)