Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

observation balloon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: ob-ser-va-tion bal-loon
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.

Inflected Forms

observation balloons (plural)

Synonyms

scout balloon

Questions

What does observation balloon mean?: A type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.

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