From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sond \Sond\, Sonde \Sonde\, noun [AS. sand. See {Send}, verb (used with an object)]
1. That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a visitation of providence; an affliction or trial. [Obs.]
Ye have enough, parde, of Goddes sond. --Chaucer.
2. (Rocketry) a rocket or balloon sent into the upper atmosphere to measure atmospheric conditions or other phenomena at altitudes unattainable by aircraft. [PJC]
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