hot-air balloon
Britishnoun
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According to KABC, the pilot told passengers that they would be making an emergency landing because the wind had died down and the hot air balloon was running low on fuel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, like a hot air balloon rising after dropping its ballast.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025
But there was a muted celebratory air as teams loaded candles and fireworks onto the homemade airships, part of the annual Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival in northern Shan state's Taunggyi city.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
Jones was contemplating a hot air balloon to mark their semi-final in Bristol.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
The employees spread out from one side of the room to the other, from foreground to background, a mass occupying the enormous space like gas filling a hot air balloon.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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