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Meaning of rawinsonde in English:

rawinsonde

Pronunciation /ˈreɪwɪnˌsɒnd/

noun

Meteorology

  • 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.