to anchor a balloon
1anchor — n. & v. n. 1 a heavy metal weight used to moor a ship to the sea bottom or a balloon to the ground. 2 a thing affording stability. 3 a source of confidence. v. 1 tr. secure (a ship or balloon) by means of an anchor. 2 tr. fix firmly. 3 intr. cast …
2balloon — 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… …
3Sky anchor — A sky anchor is a system of two balloons in tandem, with a zero pressure lifting gas balloon tethered to a superpressure balloon anchor . The gas balloon is filled with a lifting gas and provides the buoyancy, while the superpressure balloon is… …
4Aerobot — An aerobot is an aerial robot, usually used in the context of an unmanned space probeWhile work has been done since the 1960s on robot rovers to explore the Moon and other worlds in the Solar system, such machines have limitations. They tend to… …
5Kite types — Colorful delta wing kite Kites are tethered flying objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, requiring wind, (or towing), for generation of airflow over the lifting surfaces. Contents 1 Kite …
6SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1) — Spongebob Squarepants SpongeBob SquarePants Country of origin USA …
7Fulton surface-to-air recovery system — The Fulton surface to air recovery system (STARS) is a system used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy for retrieving persons on the ground from a MC 130E Combat Talon I aircraft. It involves using an overall type harness and a… …
8Miles O'Brien (journalist) — Miles O Brien, III Miles O Brien reports live during spaceflightnow.com s webcast for the launch of STS 132. Born Miles O Brien, III June 9, 1959 (1959 06 09) …
9building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
10Pub names — The sign of the Saracen s Head in Broad Street, Bath, England …
