- Balloon
- Balloon Bal*loon", n. [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It.
ballone. See 1st {Ball}, n., and cf. {Pallone}.]
1. 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
a["e]rial navigation.
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2. (Arch.) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.] [1913 Webster]
3. (Chem.) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form. [1913 Webster]
4. (Pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
5. A game played with a large inflated ball. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
6. (Engraving) The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure. [1913 Webster]
{Air balloon}, a balloon for a["e]rial navigation.
{Balloon frame} (Carp.), 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.