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barrage balloon

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bar·rage balloon  (b-räzh)
n.
A balloon anchored singly or in a series over a military objective to support nets that hinder the passage of enemy aircraft.
barrage balloon
Noun
a balloon tethered by cables, often with net suspended from it, used to deter low-flying air attack
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Noun1.barrage balloon - an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
airship, dirigible - a steerable self-propelled aircraft
kite balloon - a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
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182 acres of allotments, a piggery, and a barrage balloon site.
PARKS AT WAR: LONDON, 1939-1945 by JEWELL, DAVID / Parks & Recreation
Based on an actual World War II episode, this historical novel, told in a colorful first-person narration, gets all the details right -- from the barrage balloons overhead like "moonlit elephants browsing" to the local "scouse" dialect ("Shurrup or I'll flatten your phizog for ye").
Wish Me Luck by Sieruta, Peter D. / The Horn Book Magazine
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