hot-air balloon
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Re/Max holding company franchises brokerages around the world under the Re/Max brand, which is known for its hot-air balloon logo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
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
The novel trots the globe, from Barbados to Virginia to Nova Scotia to the Arctic to London to Morocco, and besides the hot-air balloon, includes the invention of the public aquarium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
A hot-air balloon regatta due to take place over London on Sunday 21 July has been postponed once again due to poor weather conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
According to ancestry.com, my great-great-great uncle was a “spotter” during World War One—he floated over the battlefield in a hot-air balloon and peered down into the German trenches.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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