Balloon(A pilot) Metaphorically, a feeler, sent to ascertain public opinion. “The pilot balloon sent from ... has shown [the sender] the direction of the wind, and he now trims his sails accordingly.” —Newspaper paragraph, January, 1886. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Balloon from Infoplease:
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