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hot-air balloon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
hot-air bal-loon
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.

Inflected Forms

hot-air balloons (plural) hot air balloon (alternative)

Phrases

barrage balloon

Frequently Paired Words

airship barrage balloon blimp dirigible zeppelin

Questions

What does hot-air balloon mean?
A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.

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