balloonist
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nɪst noun
a person who ascends in a balloon, especially as a sport or hobby.
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balloon (bəˈluːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an inflatable rubber bag of various sizes, shapes, and colours: usually used as a plaything or party decoration |
| 2. | barrage balloon See also hot-air balloon a large impermeable bag inflated with a lighter-than-air gas, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere. It may have a basket or gondola for carrying passengers, etc |
| 3. | a circular or elliptical figure containing the words or thoughts of a character in a cartoon |
| 4. | (Brit) |
| a. a kick or stroke that propels a ball high into the air | |
| b. (as modifier): a balloon shot | |
| 5. | chem a round-bottomed flask |
| 6. | a large rounded brandy glass |
| 7. | commerce |
| a. a large sum paid as an irregular instalment of a loan repayment | |
| b. (as modifier): a balloon loan | |
| 8. | surgery |
| a. an inflatable plastic tube used for dilating obstructed blood vessels or parts of the alimentary canal | |
| b. (as modifier): balloon angioplasty | |
| 9. | informal go down like a lead balloon to be completely unsuccessful or unpopular |
| 10. | informal when the balloon goes up when the trouble or action begins |
| —vb | |
| 11. | (intr) to go up or fly in a balloon |
| 12. | (intr) to increase or expand significantly and rapidly: losses ballooned to £278 million |
| 13. | to inflate or be inflated; distend; swell: the wind ballooned the sails |
| 14. | (Brit) (tr) to propel (a ball) high into the air |
| [C16 (in the sense: ball, ball game): from Italian dialect ballone, from balla, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German balla | |
| bal'looning | |
| —n | |
| bal'loonist | |
| —n | |
| bal'loon-like | |
| —adj | |
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Balloonist
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The ant walks past that stone along a path that is straight as seen by a balloonist high above the desert.
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