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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Around 25 to 30 hot-air balloon trips leave daily from the area, the government said.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Bowles once took a hot-air balloon ride over Lake Tahoe and enjoyed cross-country skiing in the winter, niece Linda Behrends told the Tulsa World.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 June 2025
But for a guy who lives on a private island, kitesurfs with Barack Obama, and unearths new properties primarily by circumnavigating the planet via hot-air balloon, Sir Richard is surprisingly egalitarian.
—Heidi Mitchell, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Temecula Valley Balloon + Wine Music Festival — June 20-22 — offers camping, hot-air balloon rides, wine tasting and a music lineup that'll drop soon (last year's was good).
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 8 May 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Bowles once took a hot-air balloon ride over Lake Tahoe and enjoyed cross-country skiing in the winter, niece Linda Behrends told the Tulsa World.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 June 2025
But for a guy who lives on a private island, kitesurfs with Barack Obama, and unearths new properties primarily by circumnavigating the planet via hot-air balloon, Sir Richard is surprisingly egalitarian.
—Heidi Mitchell, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Temecula Valley Balloon + Wine Music Festival — June 20-22 — offers camping, hot-air balloon rides, wine tasting and a music lineup that'll drop soon (last year's was good).
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 8 May 2025
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“Hot-air balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot-air%20balloon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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