fire balloon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire balloon
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Winds gusting through a vast tinderbox of undergrowth made the fire balloon in size and merge with a smaller blaze.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2021
As he had made many a fire balloon, and had succeeded in some attempts at bringing down cats by parachutes, it was not very difficult to fly downwards from moderate elevations.
From Autobiographical Sketches by De Quincey, Thomas
Then Nan had a big fire balloon that she sent up, and they watched it until it was out of sight, away over the pond and clear out of Meadow Brook.
From The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Hope, Laura Lee
Mr. Tytler has made several improvements upon his fire balloon.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
Again, in 1882 we find him an inventor, this time of the patent asbestos fire balloon, by means of which the principal danger to such balloons was overcome.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
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