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weather balloon

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weather balloon

Summary

weather balloon has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • weather balloon is a type of meteorological instrument[2].
  • weather balloon is a type of unmanned aerial vehicle[3].
  • weather balloon's Commons category is recorded as Weather balloons[4].
  • weather balloon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weather balloons[5].
  • weather balloon's Commons gallery is recorded as Weather balloon[6].
  • weather balloon's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include meteorological instrument[2] and unmanned aerial vehicle[3].

Why It Matters

weather balloon has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · TTSolitaire · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Encyclopædia universalis id → ballon-sonde
    Subclass of → meteorological instrument, unmanned aerial vehicle
    Described by source → Sytin Military Encyclopedia
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3219]]: ballon-sonde"
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