gas balloonn.
/ˈɡas bəˌluːn/, U.S. /ˈɡæs bəˌlun/ A balloon filled with gas that is lighter than air; esp. (now frequently historical) one supporting beneath it a basket for passengers. Often contrasted with hot-air balloon. Cf. balloon n. 6.
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1785 Morning Post 24 June They conceded, that placing the Montgolfiere under the gas balloon, was putting fire under gun-powder.
1829 Times 17 Aug. 2/1 The weather proving unfavourable for the ascension of the Gas Balloon.
1930 E. L. Rice Voy. to Purilia xii. 155 The room was gay, with streamers of coloured paper and with large gas balloons.
1961 Pop. Sci. Aug. 50/1 A gas balloon, the rival of the hot-air kind, has to make do with a comparatively crude solution.
2006 E. Danson Weighing World xviii. 184 Freed of the excess weight, the gas balloon rose from the ground and began its hazardous journey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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