kite balloon

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Noun 1. [画像:kite balloon - a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind]kite balloon - a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
barrage balloon - an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
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