Trial Balloon Definition

noun
An idea or a plan advanced tentatively to test the reactions of other people.
American Heritage
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-balloons

Origin 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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