fire balloon

American  

noun

1. a montgolfier.

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Etymology

Origin of fire balloon

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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

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

A religious Order is like a fire balloon, which requires four conditions in order to rise into the clouds amidst the applause of the spectators.

From Fraternal Charity by Valuy, Benôit

After the taking of Cairo, when General Buonaparte wished to produce an effect upon the inhabitants, he not only made them a speech, but supplemented it with the ascent of a fire balloon.

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