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balloon
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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balloon XVI. — Fr.
ballon or It.
ballone, augm. of
balla ball (of Gmc. orig.); see
-OON.
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Balloons sail over TopekaDisplay a reminder for Huff 'n Puff
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 9/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...prepare the hot air balloons. Joel Sturdevant...and blue RE/MAX balloon and sailed west...to Topeka with 25 balloons for this weekend...with a 6 p.m. balloon launch Friday if...to Topeka with 25 balloons for this weekend...with a 6 p.m. balloon launch Friday if...
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Balloons to touch down for summer fest.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO); 3/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...with his hot air balloon, pilot Gary Whitby...are the hot air balloons coming back to town...during a meeting of balloon club members. Lisa...that uses hot air balloons for advertising...eight special shaped balloons and opportunities...ride in a hot air balloon. There also will...
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Balloons Are not for Children Only.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 1/21/2008; 700+ words
; Balloons Are not for Children...PTI Feature) -- A balloon is a flexible bag...festival. Early balloons were made of dried...a perfect rubber balloon eventually loses...diffusion. The inside of balloons can be treated with...
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BALLOON MUSEUM EXTENDS HOURS, ADDS SPECIAL EVENTS, SHUTTLES DURING BALLOON FIESTA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...you experience at the Balloon Museum will allow you...Albuquerque International Balloon Museum contains one...collections of historic balloons, ballooning artifacts...On-going Activities Balloon Explorium 9-6 daily...activities for all ages about balloons, how they fly, the...
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Balloons Off Broadway
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 7/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Central Ohio Balloon Club have a...in presenting Balloons Off Broadway...the Big Bear Balloon Fest at Beulah...Grossman vowed balloons would continue...Central Ohio Balloon Club President Stew Gibboney. Balloons Off Broadway...
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Balloon rides grounded
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 8/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The pilot of the balloon is a longtime employee of Sundance Balloons. "He's a quality...does a hot-air balloon work? Balloons are comprised of...big are hot-air balloons? The number of people a balloon can carry is determined...
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Fun With Balloons
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/4/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...air cools, the balloon gently drifts down again. Balloons are a lot of...beautiful blue balloon to her brother...Parents Caution: Balloons are favorite...than 4 play with balloons without adult...But for lots of balloon fun, try "Balloon...
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Balloons buoy United New Mexico. (United New Mexico Financial Corp.)(Marketing/Advertising)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 9/26/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...balloons," depicts balloons on billboards and...schoolchildren, and hands out balloon-emblazoned T-shirts...broadcast scenes of the balloon festival while aboard...lift along with the balloons, bank officials said. Balloon crews are drawn from...
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Balloons: They fly them, sell them and wow them
Magazine article from: Central Penn Business Journal; 6/19/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...of playing with their balloons. The Kopps' firm, Adventures Aloft Inc./Balloon Central, uses balloons of all sizes and shapes...the lowly children's balloon. "We take the regular latex balloons that we've all grown...
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Balloon site filled with facts, fun.(FAMILY TIMES)(WEBWISE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...visitor to learn about balloons and balloon art. Balloon hobbyists...fine art of shaping balloons. A second section...look for its photos of balloon sculptures and voluminous guide to manipulating balloons for fun and profit...
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Balloon Reconnaissance, History
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...the envelope of a balloon must weigh less...practical for use in balloons: hydrogen, helium...introduced the hydrogen balloon, which would dominate...that time, most balloons have used heated...The French used balloon reconnaissance extensively...Denmark were using balloons for ...
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Balloons
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...unmanned sounding balloons. In the twentieth century new balloon models set altitude...1961. The largest balloon gathering is the annual World Hot Air Balloon Championship. Though...expensive, some helium balloons have been used for...
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balloon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the North Pole by balloon. In the American...War I, captive balloons were used to observe...called barrage balloons, were used as obstacles...helplessness of the free balloon in controlling direction...ascended in a balloon with a sealed spherical...since then manned balloons have ...
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Balloon Payment
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BALLOON PAYMENT The final installment of a loan...installments are primarily principal. When a balloon payment is provided in a loan agreement...for the same small amount prior to the balloon payment. People with irregular or seasonal...
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weather balloon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...instruments, with weather balloons augmenting the data...to inflate weather balloons. A pilot balloon is a small balloon...horizontal sounding balloons can be monitored by...tetroon is a tetrahedral balloon used for horizontal...
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