01 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; especial…
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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 aërial navigation.
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2.
A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.(Arch.) [R.]
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3.
A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.(Chem.)
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A bomb or shell.(Pyrotechnics) [Obs.]
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A game played with a large inflated ball.[Obs.]
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6.
The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.(Engraving)
Phrases & compounds
Air balloon —
a balloon for aërial navigation.
Balloon frame —
a house frame constructed altogether of small timber.
Balloon net —
a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.