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airship, dirigible
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
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balloon
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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barrage balloon
an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
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blimp, sausage, sausage balloon
a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
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hot-air balloon
balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
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meteorological balloon
a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
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trial balloon
a balloon sent up to test air currents
