Word: Balloon
How to pronounce: bəˈluːn
Noun
Definitions:
1. A brightly colored rubber sac inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a children's toy or a decoration.
Example sentences: "The room was festooned with balloons and streamers"
2. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically carrying a basket for passengers.
Example sentences: "He set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon"
3. A rounded outline in which the words or thoughts of characters in a comic strip or cartoon are written.
Example sentences: "A balloon reading “Ka-Pow!”"
4. A large rounded drinking glass, used for brandy and other drinks.
Example sentences: "A balloon of armagnac"
Intransitive verb
Definitions:
1. Swell out in a spherical shape; billow.
Example sentences: "The trousers ballooned out below his waist"
2. Travel by hot-air balloon.
Example sentences: "He is famous for ballooning across oceans"
Synonyms:
air balloon
aerostat
balloons
bead
fireball
ballons
blimp
bottle
airship
montgolfier
swell
inflate
increase
bag
poke
Derivations:
ballooning
balloonist
ballooned
ballon
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Balloon in Other Languages...
Spanish: Globo
German: Ballon
French: Montgolfière
Italian: Palloncino
Turkish: Balon
