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
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
Mr. Tytler has made several improvements upon his fire balloon.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
Again, in 1882 we find him an inventor, this time of the patent asbestos fire balloon, by means of which the principal danger to such balloons was overcome.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
Then Nan had a big fire balloon that she sent up, and they watched it until it was out of sight, away over the pond and clear out of Meadow Brook.
From The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Hope, Laura Lee
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