hot-air balloon
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Pointing to a poster of Wallace and Gromit floating over Bristol in a hot-air balloon, Lord reflected on their appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
With the savings, they booked a hot-air balloon ride and a lucha libre show in Mexico City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“The pink silks, bronze golds and the upholstery, it all suits Glinda. And the bubble becomes a hot-air balloon — the Wizard’s technology.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
From there, chunks of bedroom and kitchen silently floated over the power lines and were lowered into place, workers twisting the walls into alignment with hanging guidelines like from a hot-air balloon.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2025
“Yeah. And the Berlin Wall. Did you learn about that in history? Some people made it over in a hot-air balloon, or by digging a tunnel under the wall.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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