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free balloon
noun
- a balloon, often equipped to carry passengers, that drifts with air currents and whose ascent and descent are controlled by the release of ballast and buoyant gas.
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- free ballooning noun
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Moreover, the free balloon was subject to the whims of the breezes.
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For an hour or two people were surprised at seeing a free balloon sailing away towards Bulwan.
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Suppose a free balloon drifting down the wind to have a sail suddenly hoisted on one side, what happens?
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A free balloon, moving in the profound silence of the upper air, becomes an admirable sound observatory.
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The free balloon also has a grapnel or anchor for use in landing.
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