hot-air balloon
noun [C]Definition
› an aircraft consisting of a very large bag filled with heated air or other gas, with a basket (= container) hanging under it in which people can rideBalloons and parachutes
(Definition of hot-air balloon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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