Definition of balloon Balloon

/bʌluˈn/ - [bulun] - bal•loon

We found 28 definitions of balloon from 8 different sources.

What does balloon mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: balloons
balloon - large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
		lighter-than-air craft aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
		gasbag, envelope a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
		hot-air balloon balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
		meteorological balloon a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
		ripcord a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
Verb balloons, ballooning, ballooned
balloon - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
		inflate, billow
		expand become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
		reflate become inflated again
balloon - ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
		aviate, pilot, fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"

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Wiktionary

balloon (Noun)
An inflatable buoyant object, often but not necessarily round and flexible.
balloon (Noun)
Such an object as a child’s toy.
balloon (Noun)
Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
balloon (Noun)
A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
balloon (Noun)
A speech bubble .
balloon (Noun)
A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.
balloon (Verb)
To increase or expand rapidly.
balloon (Verb)
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
balloon (Verb)
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

balloon (n.)
A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aerial navigation.
balloon (n.)
A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.
balloon (n.)
A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
balloon (n.)
A bomb or shell.
balloon (n.)
A game played with a large inflated ball.
balloon (n.)
The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
balloon (v. t.)
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
balloon (v. i.)
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
balloon (v. i.)
To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

balloon
Means of air transport, an aircraft lighter than air.
balloon
A flexible bag which is inflated with gas that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

balloon
bal-lōōn′, n. an inflated air-tight envelope of paper or silk, constructed to float in the air and carry a considerable weight when filled with heated air or light gas: anything inflated, empty: (obs.) a game played with a large inflated ball.—v.i. to ascend in a balloon: to puff out like a balloon.—n. Balloon′ist, an aeronaut. [It. ballone, augmentative of balla, ball.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

balloon
A bag or hollow vessel, made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; called for distinction an air-balloon. Balloons were used extensively as a means of observation during the American civil war, 1861-65, and in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.

Wikipedia

A balloon is a bag that is usually filled with gas. This gas can be helium, hydrogen, or air. A long time ago, balloons were made out of animal bladders. Now small ones that are for decoration are made from a thin layer of stretchy rubber or other things.

Balloons are used for many purposes. Some are for decoration. These balloons are sometimes made to look like animals. Hot air balloons are balloons filled with hot air. They can be big balloons that can carry a basket with people and other objects inside. Balloons can also be filled with water. These are called water balloons.

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balloon, verb, present, 1st person singular of balloon (infinitive).
balloon, verb (infinitive).
balloon, noun, singular of balloons.
balloon, adjective.

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