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Noun: trial balloon  'trI-ul bu'loon
  1. A test of public opinion
     
  2. A balloon sent up to test air currents

Derived forms: trial balloons

Type of: balloon, dummy run [Brit, informal], test, trial, trial run, tryout

Encyclopedia: Trial balloon

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