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1. 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.
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2. 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
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3. 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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4. 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...
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5. 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.
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6. Balloon
   A circle or bubble enclosing copy in an illustration. Used in cartoons.
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7. balloon
   a small-necked inflatable bag of thin usually gaily coloured rubber used as a toy Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure • an area (as of cartoon) in which presumed spoken words are printed or thoughts represented typically having a rounded outline and being connected with the spea...
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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...
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9. Balloon
   Bal·loon' transitive verb To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
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10. Balloon
    Bal·loon' intransitive verb 1. To go up or voyage in a balloon. 2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
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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...
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12. balloon
    noun large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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13. balloon
    inflate 2 billow verb become inflated; `The sails ballooned`
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14. balloon
    verb ride in a hot-air balloon; `He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China`
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15. 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...
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16. 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]
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17. 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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18. Balloon
    Balloon is slang for safe sex.
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19. 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 ...
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20. BALLOON
    The loan balance remaining at the time the loan contract calls for full repayment.
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21. Balloon
    Balloon is slang for safe sex.
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22. 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.
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23. Balloon
    - A loan that has a series of monthly payments with the remaining balance due in a large lump sum payment at the end.
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24. balloon
    
    • small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
    • large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or hot air
    
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25. balloon
    balloon, lighter-than-air craft without a propulsion system, lifted by inflation of one or more containers with a gas lighter than air or with heated air. During flight, altitude may be gained by discarding ballast (e.g., bags of sand) and may be lost by releasing some of the lifting gas from its co...
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