balloon
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- n large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
- n small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
- v ride in a hot-air balloon
He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China - v become inflated
The sails ballooned
- As vexed by bombers as a horse by flies, London during the World War finally tried a preventive worthy of Jules Vernea "balloon apron" of gas bags tethered on the outskirts of.
- An unmanned "sounding balloon" has risen to 140,000 feet (26-miles), breaking the altitude record for any man-made object except rockets.
- If you weigh 150 pounds and desire to have fun, you should strap to your back a balloon lifting 100 pounds.