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- Dictionaryballoon/bəˈluːn/
noun
- 1. a small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration: "the room was festooned with balloons and streamers"
- 2. a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers: "he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon"
verb
- 1. swell out in a spherical shape: "the trousers ballooned out below his waist" Similar Opposite
- 2. (with reference to a ball) lob or be lobbed high in the air: British "the ball ballooned into the air"
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BALLOON definition: 1. a small, thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in…. Learn more.
A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
: a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas: such as. : a bag that is filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere and that usually carries a suspended load (such as a gondola with passengers)
A flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere. b. Such a bag with sufficient capacity to lift and transport a suspended gondola or other load. c. Such a bag shaped like a figure or object when inflated; an inflatable. 2.
BALLOON definition: 1. a small coloured rubber bag that you fill with air to play with or to use as a decoration: 2…. Learn more.
A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations. [...]
Definition of balloon noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. a small bag made of very thin rubber that becomes larger and rounder when you fill it with air or gas. Balloons are brightly colored and used as decorations or toys to blow up/pop a balloon My balloon has burst!
A balloon is a colorful bit of rubber that can be blown up or filled with helium. Many children's parties are decorated with balloons. While most balloons are round, they come in many sizes and shapes.
A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. For special purposes, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), or light sources.
What does the noun balloon mean? There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun balloon, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. balloon has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. How common is the noun balloon?
