aerosonde

noun

aero·​sonde ˈer-ō-ˌsänd 

plural aerosondes

: a radiosonde carried by a remotely piloted aircraft

The researchers have built three robotic flying weather stations, called aerosondes, and tested them on short flights over the Pacific.

—Discover, December 1998

Word History

Etymology

aero- + sonde

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

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