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Noun Concept
Categories: Civil defense, Articles with short description, Military aircraft of World War II
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barrage balloon  balloon barge  Balloon barrage  barrage balloons
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An elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low WordNet 3.0
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An elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A barrage balloon is a type of airborne barrage, a large uncrewed tethered balloon used to defend ground targets against aircraft attack, by raising aloft steel cables which pose to hostile aircraft a severe risk of collision, making the attacker's approach difficult and hazardous. Wikipedia
A tethered balloon used as an obstacle to attacking aircraft Wikipedia Disambiguation
Large balloon tethered with metal cables Wikidata
A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II. Wiktionary
Tethered balloon for deterring enemy aircraft. Wiktionary (translation)
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