Barrage Balloon (Noun)
Meaning
An elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A barrage balloon hovered over the port, guarding it against potential aerial threats.
- To thwart the air assault, an anti-aircraft artillery platoon attached several barrage balloons across their installation's northernmost points.
- Strapped low across the beaches on D-Day, barrage balloons floated menacingly like metallic jellyfish to discourage strafing by enemy planes.
- They were able to deploy a dozen barrage balloons around the perimeter of their airfield in a matter of hours to prevent further enemy sorties.
- At the onset of World War II the British Expeditionary Force used barrage balloons to safeguard military encampments scattered across the rear battle zones.