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hot-air balloon

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They posed in front of props such as a hot-air balloon, an upright piano or a staircase going to nowhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

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

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.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

If I had a hot-air balloon, I could do it.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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