trial balloon
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nounDefinition of TRIAL BALLOON
: a project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion
See Examples of TRIAL BALLOON
- She's been floating trial balloons about a possible run for Congress.
First Known Use of TRIAL BALLOON
1935
Rhymes with TRIAL BALLOON
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