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balloon

DEFINITIONS OF: balloon

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n small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

Type of:
plaything, toy
an artifact designed to be played with

n large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

Types:
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hot-air balloon
balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
meteorological balloon
a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
trial balloon
a balloon sent up to test air currents
pilot balloon
meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
Type of:
lighter-than-air craft
aircraft supported by its own buoyancy

v become inflated

“The sails ballooned”
Synonyms:
billow, inflate
Types:
reflate
become inflated again
Type of:
expand
become larger in size or volume or quantity

v ride in a hot-air balloon

“He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China”
Type of:
aviate, fly, pilot
operate an airplane
Launch
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