ballon

American  

[ba-lawn] / baˈlɔ̃ /

Or balon

noun

Ballet.

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

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Etymology

Origin of ballon

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

Example Sentences

Which ballon did they want - white, purple or pink?

From Washington Times

Both Orbital Reef and Starlab would have a segment that would inflate like a ballon after it reaches space.

From Washington Post

You do not need to be in a hot-air ballon, in an RAF Spitfire or operating a drone to see him in all his glory.

From Washington Post

Over most of the temperature record, the estimates using the two different types of instruments have been similar, and the satellite data are calibrated with the weather ballon data.

From The Guardian

This little ballon d'essai met the fate of many such, for the manuscript was returned within a fortnight.

From Project Gutenberg