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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Several companies offer early-morning hot-air balloon rides over the Masai Mara.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The area is famous for its dramatic canyon landscapes and is known as the Brazilian Cappadocia, a reference to a region in central Turkey famed worldwide for stunning hot-air balloon rides.
—Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Around 25 to 30 hot-air balloon trips leave daily from the area, the government said.
—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
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The area is famous for its dramatic canyon landscapes and is known as the Brazilian Cappadocia, a reference to a region in central Turkey famed worldwide for stunning hot-air balloon rides.
—Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Around 25 to 30 hot-air balloon trips leave daily from the area, the government said.
—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
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“Hot-air balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot-air%20balloon. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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