rawinsonde
/ˈreɪwɪnˌsɒnd/Meteorology
noun
A balloon-borne device comprising a radiosonde and a radar target which both transmits meteorological data to ground stations and permits rawin observations to be made; (also) the operation of obtaining measurements using such a device.
Origin
1940s. From rawin + sonde.
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