hot-air balloon

noun

1. a lighter-than-air craft in which air heated by a flame is trapped in a large fabric bag

Example Sentences

Over the years, researchers experimented with roost cameras, military radar, hot-air balloons with ultrasound recorders, and GPS trackers -- struggling to create tools light enough for the bats to carry.

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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.

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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.

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The centerpiece of Levine’s battle plan was the launching of a hot-air balloon, with a reporter and a photographer in the basket.

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Reality Steve said one of the dates was to end in a hot-air balloon ride, but it was too windy during filming for that to happen.

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