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αερόστατο — meaning in English

aerostato

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English meaning

  • balloon noun A flexible bag that inflates with air or gas, used as a toy, decoration, or for flight.

Senses

αερόστατο is used for these senses in English:

  • aerostat An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
  • balloon An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
  • balloon Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
  • hot-air balloon A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.

balloon — full definition

  1. noun A flexible bag that inflates with air or gas, used as a toy, decoration, or for flight.
  2. noun The rounded outline enclosing a character's speech in a comic strip.
  3. verb To swell or increase rapidly in size or amount.

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