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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Tracking gorillas in Rwanda, exploring Botswana’s Okavango Delta by water, and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot-air balloon—come along as three Condé Nast Traveler editors take you on their transformative journeys to Africa.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
To see the city from above, reserve a helicopter tour that will whisk you past Montreal’s landmarks or arrange a romantic hot-air balloon experience at either sunrise or sunset.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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
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Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
To see the city from above, reserve a helicopter tour that will whisk you past Montreal’s landmarks or arrange a romantic hot-air balloon experience at either sunrise or sunset.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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
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“Hot-air balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot-air%20balloon. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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