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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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balloon bəˈlōōn n.a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically carrying a basket for passengers: a hot-air balloon.
when or
before the balloon goes up informal when (or before) the action or trouble starts: we've got to get our man out of there before the balloon goes up.
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Balloons can be profitable items for toy stores. (column)
Magazine article from: Playthings; 1/1/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...single birthday balloon to dozens of balloons of all sizes for...sealed air-filled balloons, and permanent...entry into the balloon business is virtually...sales of character balloons are healthy and...The fun of a balloon and the entertaining...
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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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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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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: 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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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 business takes to the air
Newspaper article from: Cary Grove Countryside (IL); 6/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...with Windy City Balloons. We're flying...to arrive at the balloon port, which is...has to prepare the balloon for flight. He...two party-sized balloons. He fills the balloons...said the helium balloons give him an accurate...where the hot air balloon will go once it...
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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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BALLOON ANIMALS GIVE CLASS A ZOO-LIKE ATMOSPHERE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 10/26/1998; 700+ words
; ...another with the balloons and pretend their balloon animals are real...then twist the balloon, Jelly Bean said. The balloons we used were the...from it and into a balloon. Next, Jelly...from handing out balloons that have blown...
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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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Balloon
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...Ordinary party balloons are good models for most kinds of balloon. They are made...suitability of balloons for making atmospheric...evident, and manned balloon trips soon became...Applications of balloon flight Balloons are used today...
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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 Valvuloplasty
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Balloon Valvuloplasty Definition Balloon valvuloplasty is a procedure in which a narrowed heart valve...people the valves are too narrow (a condition called stenosis). Balloon valvuloplasty is performed on children and adults to improve...
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