BALLOON
NOUNS
► AERONAUTISM the art or practice of balloon flight → 1847 obs.
► AERONEF a balloon, esp. a dirigible balloon, an airship → 1861
► AEROSTAT a balloon or other machine capable of supporting weight in the air → 1784
► AEROSTATION the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air → 1784
► AIR-SHIP an air balloon → 1817
► BAG a toy balloon → 1931 Amer. circus sl.
► BAG LUNARDI a balloon → 1849 Sc.
► BLADDER a toy balloon → 1935 circus usage, arch.
► FAT FRIEND a balloon → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► FLOATING ELEPHANT a military balloon → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► NACELLE the basket or gondola of a balloon or airship → 1853
NOUNS, PERSON
► AERONAUT a person who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist → 1784
► AEROSTAT a balloonist or an aeronaut → 1870
► AIR SAILOR a balloonist, an aeronaut → 1834
► BAG GUY a vendor of toy balloons → 1945 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► BALLOON DRIVER a person who pilots a hot-air balloon → 1838
► BALLOONER a person who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut → 1783
► BALLOONIST a traveller in a hot-air balloon; an aeronaut → 1784
► GAS-BAGGER a balloonist → 1874 US sl.
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