Sonde

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sond \Sond\, Sonde \Sonde\, n. [AS. sand. See {Send}, v. t.]
     1. That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a
        visitation of providence; an affliction or trial. [Obs.]
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              Ye have enough, parde, of Goddes sond. --Chaucer.


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     2. (Rocketry) a rocket or balloon sent into the upper
        atmosphere to measure atmospheric conditions or other
        phenomena at altitudes unattainable by aircraft.
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