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Fire balloon
(redirected from Balloon bombs)

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A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire placed in the lower part<- = hot-air balloon ->
A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite at a regulated height.

See also: Fire Fire



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