aerostat
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But they can aid Border Patrol surveillance, running technology like aerostat blimps, helicopters and observation towers, freeing up agents to detain more immigrants, Abbott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
One report said: “Adding a smaller agent-deployed aerostat to the Border Patrol technology toolbox represents an inexpensive solution to provide persistent surveillance and communications.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2017
The aerostat in Pennsylvania may not have suffered a bullet shot, but its deflation became a scene nonetheless.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2015
A frequent source of displeasure was the millions spent until recently on an aerostat balloon and a plane to try to transmit TV signals to Cuba.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2015
In order to descend, Pilatre attempted to open the valve of the aerostat; but the cord of this valve caught in the balloon, and tore it so that it was emptied in an instant.
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules
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