Definition of Barrage balloon

1. Noun. An elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low.

Generic synonyms: Airship, Dirigible
Specialized synonyms: Kite Balloon

Definition of Barrage balloon

1. Noun. A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrage Balloon

barrackers
barracking
barracks
barracoon
barracoons
barracouata
barracouta
barracoutas
barracuda
barracudalike
barracudas
barracudina
barrad
barrads
barrage
barrage balloon
barrage balloons
barrage fire
barrage jam
barrage jamming
barraged
barrages
barraging
barramunda
barramundas
barramundi
barramundis
barranca
barrancas
barranco

Literary usage of Barrage balloon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939 by Maurer Maurer (1987)
"Thompson, barrage balloon Development, pp 14-17, 19-20. 128. Craven and Gate, The Army Air Forces ... The Air Corps began a barrage balloon program in 1940. ..."

2. A Place for a Village by Brian Spittle (2006)
"Another prank that pleased me was the affair of the barrage balloon. We arrived early one day at the drill hall to find the place occupied completely by an ..."

3. From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War by Jon T. Hoffman (1996)
"... the Corps had committed defense battalions, parachute battalions, raider battalions, barrage balloon detachments, and many others. ..."

4. Opening Moves: Marines Gear Up for Warby Henry I. Shaw, Jr. by Henry I. Shaw, Jr. (1996)
"... and barrage balloon squadrons, all of which were disbanded eventually in the face of the realities of the island- dominated Pacific theater. ..."

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