hot-air balloon

(Aeronautics) a lighter-than-air craft in which air heated by a flame is trapped in a large fabric bag

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hot-air balloon - balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air

balloon - large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

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hot-air balloon

[ˌhɒtˈɛəbəˈluːn] N → globo m de aire caliente

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hot-air balloon

[ˌhɒtˌɛəbəˈluːn] n (Aer) → mongolfiera

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