barrage balloon

  • 31balloon barrage — See barrage, Part 2 …

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  • 32balloon barrage — /bəˈlun bæraʒ/ (say buh loohn barahzh) noun a barrage of anchored balloons intended to destroy or deter low flying hostile aircraft …

  • 33RAF Balloon Command — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Balloon Command caption= Barrage balloons over London start date= 1 November 1938 country= United Kingdom allegiance= branch= Royal Air Force type= role= size= command structure= garrison= garrison label=… …

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  • 34The Day the Balloon Went Up — Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=020 The Day the Balloon Went Up script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Sunday 23/10/69 original transmission=Thursday 30/10/69 7.30pm series=Three… …

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  • 35kite balloon — noun a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind • Hypernyms: ↑barrage balloon * * * noun : an elongated captive balloon with lobes that keep it headed into the wind for increased life abbr. KB * * * kite balloon, 1 …

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  • 36Hot air balloon — This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see hot air ballooning. For the rock opera, see Hot Air Balloon (rock opera). For the song, see Hot Air Balloon (song). Hot air balloon in flight …

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  • 37List of balloon uses — This is a list of uses of balloons*tiny **balloon catheter *small (volume of a few litres) **toy balloon **Water bomb ** Papier mâché **balloon animal **decoration **solar balloon **balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition or to… …

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  • 38Observation balloon — An observation balloon being launched from the USS Arizona. This balloon has a two man crew that performed artillery spotting in support of the battleship s main guns …

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  • 39sausage balloon — noun a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon • Syn: ↑blimp, ↑sausage • Hypernyms: ↑airship, ↑dirigible * * * noun see sausage 3 …

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  • 40balloon barrage — a series of moored balloons, usually strung together and hung with cables, for impeding a low level attack by enemy aircraft. [1915 20] * * * …

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