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barrage balloon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | airship, dirigible |
| Has types | kite balloon |
Examples of barrage balloon
barrage balloon
I cannot even say I was deflated since, clearly, I had become a human barrage balloon.
From the guardian.co.uk
A runaway barrage balloon has to be brought back to earth, and the platoon is called to action.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They also took over the sports ground to use as a barrage balloon base, and dug several air raid shelters.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Barrage balloon up all day in the Park.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Recruits initially jumped from a converted barrage balloon and finished with five parachute jumps from an aircraft.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They all ran forward to apprehend the swine only to find it was a barrage balloon which had broken loose from its cable and had come floating down.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Where the children's play area is now was once the site of a barrage balloon, and on an adjoining concrete platform the place where a balloon winch stood.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The weapon or shot was carried aloft to the required altitude slung underneath the barrage balloon, allowing test shots at much higher altitudes than tower shots, in controlled conditions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One incident on 3 May involved the SS Malakand, berthed in the Huskisson Dock, which was set alight by a barrage balloon that had drifted free and had caught upon the ships upperworks.
From the en.wikipedia.org
