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

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 Bacon, John Mackenzie

Blaze up like a fire balloon just because I said that, will you?

From The Third Violet by Crane, Stephen

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 Stevens, William Dodge

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