Rawinsonde Definition

rāwĭn-sŏnd
noun
A method of observing the upper-air conditions, including wind direction and speed, temperature, pressure, and relative humidity, using signals from a radiosonde that is being tracked with radar or a radio-direction finder.
Webster's New World

Origin of Rawinsonde

  • ra(dar) win(d) (radio)sonde

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition