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

And now 'tis night; beneath the bright saloon, All eyes are raised to see the fire balloon, Till swells the silk 'midst acclamations loud, And the light lanthorn shoots above the crowd!

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various

But now I had found the happiness that Shelley found when he tied a pamphlet to a fire balloon.

From The Trembling of the Veil by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

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

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

From The Third Violet by Crane, Stephen