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fire balloon

American  

noun

  1. a montgolfier.


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

The balloon used was a Montgolfier, or fire balloon, and, in spite of its ready inflation, MM.

From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie

A body of the students who had imbibed from the Professor of Natural Philosophy an enthusiasm about aerostation, proposed to raise money for the sufferers by making and exhibiting a huge fire balloon.

From A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy by Spalding, William

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 Reed, Helen Leah

From the fire balloon invented by the Montgolfier Brothers, in 1782, to the superior hydrogen balloon of M.M.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various

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