hot-air balloon

Noun

Meaning

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

Alternative names

hot air balloon

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Examples

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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