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TRIAL BALLOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A balloon sent up to test air currents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trial balloon" is a kind of...):
balloon (large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A test of public opinion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("trial balloon" is a kind of...):
test; trial; trial run; tryout (trying something to find out about it)
