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  • 1balloon sleeve — /bəˈlun sliv/ (say buh loohn sleev) noun a sleeve which flares so that it balloons out over the point where it is gathered in …

  • 2balloon — I. noun Etymology: French ballon large football, balloon, from Italian dialect ballone large football, augmentative of balla ball, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball more at ball Date: 1783 1. a nonporous bag of light material …

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  • 3balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction  passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… …

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  • 4balloon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aerostat, blimp; free, sounding, kite, pilot, or dirigible balloon; fire balloon, montgolfier. See aviation. v. i. swell. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirigible, aircraft, airship, weather… …

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  • 5United States Army Air Forces — Infobox Military Unit unit name=United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) caption=USAAF Shoulder Sleeve Insignia ( Hap Arnold Emblem ) dates=1941 06 20 to 1947 09 17 country= United States of America allegiance= branch=United States Army type= role=… …

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  • 6English Channel — For the racehorse, see English Channel (horse). Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: la Manche, Breton: Mor Breizh, Cornish: Mor Bretannek), often referred to simply as the Chann …

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  • 8Jeannette Piccard — Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (January 5, 1895 ndash; May 17, 1981) was an American teacher, scientist, priest, and aeronaut who was a pioneer of balloon flight. A member of the famed Piccard family of balloonists and of the International Space Hall… …

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  • 9Picnic with Weissmann — Infobox Film name = Picknick mit Weissman caption = director = Jan Švankmajer producer = writer = Jan Švankmajer starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1968 runtime = country = Czech Republic UK language = German… …

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  • 10Mickey Mouse Works — Also known as Disney s Mickey Mouse Works Format Animated series Created by …

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