ROCKETSONDE


Meaning of ROCKETSONDE in English

/rok"it sond'/ , n. Meteorol.

a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.

[ 1945-50; ROCKET 1 + SONDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .