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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In addition to the music, performances and fireworks, guests could participate in a butterfly release, while VIP ticket holders were offered dinner and tethered hot-air balloon rides, weather permitting. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

In 2016, 16 people died when a hot-air balloon caught fire and exploded after hitting high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture near Lockhart, Texas, northeast of San Antonio. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

In November 1783, a hot-air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers carried two men on a 25-minute flight over Paris, beginning our species' exploration of the heavens. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2026

By the time a key figure appears in a giant hot-air balloon at the end, the parallels are almost impossible to ignore for anyone with even passing knowledge of The Wizard of Oz. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026

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