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Look up: Balloon


  1. Balloon
    [typeface] Balloon is a brush script commonly used for signage or display purposes. It was designed in 1939 by Max R. Kaufmann, for American Type Founders, in response to Howard Allen Trafton`s Cartoon, cut for Bauer Type Foundry in 1936. It had no lowercase letters and was cast in Light, Bo...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_(typeface)

  2. Balloon
    Naval 'When the balloon goes up' A common slang expression - of Naval origin - to refer to the beginning of a significant upheavel or event. It is a relic of the 1914-18 War, when the first visible sign of an operation was the sending up of observation balloons from HM ships fitted with them....
    Found op http://www.britishempire.co.uk/glossary/b.htm

  3. balloon
    [n] - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck 2. [n] - large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or hot air 3. [v] - ride in a hot air balloon 4. [v] - become inflated
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=balloon

  4. Balloon
    The final payment on a loan which is significantly larger than those preceding... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/balloon.htm?id=107&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of balloon'>more</a>
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  5. Balloon
    A lighter than air craft. The Montgolfier brothers made the first flight in a hot air balloon in 1783.Historical Notes19 September 1783 Pilatre De Rozier launches the first hot air balloon with a sheep, a duck and a rooster as passengers.21 November 1783 The Montgolfier brothers make the first fligh...
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/b/a/balloon/source.html

  6. Balloon
    An aerostat which consists of an envelope containing a gas which is lighter than air and which is not equipped for mechanical propulsion. Types of balloons are: Barrage Balloons, Captive Balloons, Free Balloons and Kite Balloons.
    Found op http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary/

  7. Balloon
    A circle or bubble enclosing copy in an illustration. Used in cartoons.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829

  8. Balloon
    Bal·loon' noun [ French ballon , aug. of balle ball: confer Italian ballone . See 1st Ball , noun , and confer Pallone .] 1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled wit...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/9

  9. Balloon
    Bal·loon' transitive verb To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/9

  10. Balloon
    Bal·loon' intransitive verb 1. To go up or voyage in a balloon. 2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/9

  11. balloon
    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 aerial navigation. ... 2. A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc, as at St. Paul's, in London. ... 3. <chemist...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?balloon

  12. balloon
    noun large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=balloon



  1. balloon
    inflate 2 billow verb become inflated; `The sails ballooned`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=balloon

  2. balloon
    verb ride in a hot-air balloon; `He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=balloon

  3. Balloon
    • (v. t.) To take up in, or as if in, a 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. • (n.) A round vessel, usually with a s...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/balloon/

  4. balloon
    large airtight bag filled with hot air or a lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or hydrogen, to provide buoyancy so that it will rise and float in ... [13 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/13

  5. Balloon
    The final payment on a bond or note that is substantially larger than prior amortization payments. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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  6. Balloon
    Balloon is slang for safe sex.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZB.HTM

  7. Balloon
    [disambiguation] A balloon is a flexible container for (partially or fully) confining a gas. Balloon may also refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_(disambiguation)

  8. Balloon
    [band] Balloon were an early 1990s duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard. Their first and only album, Gravity, was released in 1992 by Dedicated, a British record label known for neo-psychedelia. Produced by Michael Brook the record featured contributions from Sarah...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_(band)

  9. balloon
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bă-lūn′ Definitions: 1. An inflatable spheric or ovoid device used to retain tubes or catheters in, or provide support to, various body structures. 2. A distensible device used to stretch or occlude a viscus or blood vessel. 3. To distend a body cavity with ...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=9334

  10. BALLOON
    The loan balance remaining at the time the loan contract calls for full repayment.
    Found op http://www.glossarycentral.com/mortgage/balloon.html

  11. Balloon
    Balloon is slang for safe sex.
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  12. Balloon
    [aircraft] A balloon is a type of aerostat that remains aloft due to its buoyancy. A balloon travels by moving with the wind. It is distinct from an airship, which is a buoyant aircraft that can be propelled through the air in a controlled manner. ==Types== There are three main types of ball...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_(aircraft)

  13. Balloon
    In architecture the term balloon describes a ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TB.HTM

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