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.
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