rocketsonde

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rok′it sond′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rock•et•sonde  (rok′it sond′),USA pronunciation n. [Meteorol.]
  1. Meteorologya telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
  • rocket1 + sonde 1945–50

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