hot-air balloon

noun

: a large balloon that is filled with heated air and that floats in the sky with a basket underneath for people to ride in

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Queen of minimalism, Janet has essentially just set type in panels—but the way the background sags like a deflating hot-air balloon, with the type recessed into it, is so wry and brilliant. —Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025

The stunt involved a full football match staged on a swaying platform dangling beneath a massive hot-air balloon, turning a simple kickabout into one of the most dangerous sports experiments ever attempted. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025

On ranchland to the west of the river, Sol Lothe, the proprietor of Rio Grande Balloons, fired up his hot-air balloon with propane. —Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

The doc charts the journey of Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and British flight instructor Brian Jones who set off to circumnavigated the globe in a hot-air balloon and faced extreme weather conditions, technical failures and exhaustion. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025

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