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
Instantly it burst into a flare of crimson fire, hanging aloft as though it were a fire balloon, and lighting up road and creek and bushes and fields with a brilliant strontium glare.
From The Dark Star by William Dodge Stevens
This took place at Edinburgh in a fire balloon.
From The Mastery of the Air by William J. Claxton
Looking where her mother pointed, Martine saw a great fire balloon soaring slowly into the air.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Helen Leah Reed
Again it is a Montgolfier or fire balloon, and on nearing earth it becomes entangled in a tree and catches fire.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by John Mackenzie Bacon
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