rockoon
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rock·oon
(rŏ-ko͞on′)n.
A device used for high-altitude sounding, composed of a small, solid-propellant rocket that is launched from a balloon.
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rockoon
(rɒˈkuːn)n
(Astronautics) a rocket carrying scientific equipment for studying the upper atmosphere, fired from a balloon at high altitude
[C20: from rocket1 + balloon]
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