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hot-air balloon

Noun

Meaning

balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air

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hot air balloon

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My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon. They were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England. Alan Bradley

When moral superiority combines with billowing ignorance, they fill up a hot-air balloon that's awfully hard not to poke. Barbara Kingsolver

Chinese lanterns are a type of hot-air balloon made of paper, and have been used in Asia for celebratory events for centuries. Source: Internet

Hot air balloon displays advertising for GEO magazine Virtually any medium can be used for advertising. Source: Internet

Adventuring by plane, hot-air balloon and motor scooters, the gang encounters many obstacles along the way - mostly because of Nemo's meddling! Source: Internet

Homer's journey starts at his home in Maine, where he runs into slave-catchers, and moves south, by rail and by steamship, by traveling show and by hot-air balloon, all the way to the battle of Gettysburg. Source: Internet

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