Definition of balloonist
: a person who operates or rides in a balloon
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Aeronauts will be an action-adventure film based on true events surrounding two 19th century hot air balloonists, according to Deadline.com, which first broke the news about the possible re-pairing.
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There was no damage to the school or any of the homes the balloonist flew over.
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The two 'Theory of Everything' alums are in talks to star as 19th century hot air balloonists.
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The duo are in talks to star in the period action adventure from Tom Harper about the real-life 19th century hot air balloonists, pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher.
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Everything from wind conditions to equipment failure to thunderstorms had gotten in the way of prospective balloonists.
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Uber balloonists will then be picked up in an UberX, driven to the festival, and dropped off with Rainbow Ryders, the area's most famous hot air balloon service, to head up in the air.
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All exist on history’s fringes, not forefathers or foremothers but frustrated artists, defeated revolutionaries, monks, nuns, eccentric balloonists and social deviants.
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Khairudin's daughters, Atiqah Khairudin and Izzati Khairudin, are part of the My Balloon Adventure team, along with fellow balloonists Sobri Saad and Filip Audenaert.
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First Known Use of balloonist
1784
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