Sond /(?)/

Sond

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