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ballon

or ba·lon

[ French ba-lawn ]

noun

, Ballet.
  1. the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ballon1

First recorded in 1820–30; from French: literally, “balloon” ( balloon ), describing a dancer who appeared to be floating in the air while executing a jump or other movement

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Example Sentences

“Taking 20 pages of a book not released yet is less likely to be deemed fair use,” Ballon said.

After lunch, we strolled along the Boulevard du Jeu-de-Ballon, the tramway street.

From Belfort to Ballon d'Alsace there is a rise of some four thousand feet.

And in the early morning she had sent her note to Kitty—a ballon d'essai, despatched in a horror of great fear.

And it was at this period that the expedient of the ballon sonde, or unmanned balloon, was happily thought of.

In the autumn of 1916 the newspapers put forth a ballon d'essai.

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