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Balloon
·noun A bomb or shell. II. Balloon ·vi To go up or voyage in a balloon. III. Balloon ·vt To take u...

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Sounding
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Sound>>. II. Sounding ·noun measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascert...

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sounding
The operation of ascertaining the depth of the sea, and the quality of the ground, by means of a lea...

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Balloon fish
·- A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by tak...

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High-sounding
·adj Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles. ...

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Passive balloon
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Passive aeroplane. ...

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Pilot balloon
·add. ·- A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction of air currents. ...

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Sounding-board
·noun ·see Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise. II. Sounding-board ·noun A thin board which propag...

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balloon vine
n. Australian name for the commontropical weed, Cardiospermum halicacabum, Linn., N.O. Sapindaceae:...

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balloon-vine
n. Australian name for the commontropical weed, Cardiospermum halicacabum, Linn., N.O. Sapindaceae:...

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vine, balloon
See balloon vine. ...

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balloon-fish
(Tetraodon) A plectognathous fish, covered with spines, which has the power of inflating its body ...

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lead, sounding
An instrument for discovering the depth of water; it is a tapered cylinder of lead, of 7, 14, or 28 ...

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sounding-lead
See lead. ...

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sounding-line
This line, with a plummet, is mentioned by Lucilius; and was the sund-gyrd of the Anglo-Saxons. ...

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sounding-rod
A slight rod of iron marked with feet and inches, which being let down by a line in a groove of the ...

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