Trial Balloon Definition
noun
An idea or a plan advanced tentatively to test the reactions of other people.
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Webster's New World
Any action, statement, etc. intended to test how something will be received or accepted.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Trial Balloon
Noun
Singular:
trial balloon
Plural:
trial-balloonsOrigin of Trial Balloon
From the use of balloons to test weather conditions
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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