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A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries passengers and a source of heat, in most cases an open flame caused by burning liquid propane.
HOT-AIR BALLOON definition: 1. an aircraft consisting of a very large bag filled with heated air or other gas, with a basket…. Learn more.
The meaning of HOT-AIR BALLOON is a large balloon that is filled with heated air and that floats in the sky with a basket underneath for people to ride in.
HOT-AIR BALLOON meaning: 1. an aircraft consisting of a very large bag filled with heated air or other gas, with a basket…. Learn more.
Hot-air balloon definition: a lighter-than-air craft in which air heated by a flame is trapped in a large fabric bag. See examples of HOT-AIR BALLOON used in a sentence.
A hot-air balloon is a large balloon with a basket underneath in which people can travel. The balloon is filled with hot air in order to make it float in the air.
Definition of hot-air balloon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.