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阻塞気球 (sosaikikyuu) Japanese meaning: barrage balloon | Kotomora

阻そ塞さい気き球きゅう

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Meanings

1

barrage balloon

A large tethered balloon used as a defense against low-flying aircraft by supporting a network of cables.

第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、ロンドン上じょう空くうには多おおくの阻そ塞

さい

気き

球きゅう

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浮う

かん

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During World War II, many barrage balloons floated over London.

Kanji

阻thwart, separate from, prevent
塞close, shut, cover
気spirit, mind, air
球ball, sphere

Etymology

Compound of 阻塞 (そさい, 'obstruction') and 気球 (ききゅう, 'balloon'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a direct calque of the English 'barrage balloon'.