hot air balloon
Heated-air aircraft
A hot air balloon is an aircraft that rises by heating the air inside a large fabric envelope—hot air being lighter than cold.
The balloon drifts with the wind, though operators control altitude by adjusting the burner flame.
Unlike gas balloons filled with helium or hydrogen, hot air balloons carry their own heat source.
They're used primarily for recreation and sightseeing: We took a hot air balloon ride over the valley at sunrise.
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- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
vent · tether · rigging · wicker · nylon · sandbag · parachute · valve
Move upward
- descendMove to lower position
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- glideMove with effortless continuity
lift · buoyancy · thermal · updraft · altitude · launch · landing · takeoff
Organized public celebration
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- rallyGathering for a cause
- glowSteady, soft light
- AlbuquerqueNew Mexico's largest city
Cappadocia · colorful · vibrant · photogenic · display · crowd · gathering · competition
Having no heft
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- silentProducing no sound
escape · unbound · limitless · expansive · horizon · breeze · floating · drifting
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- tourismLeisure travel sector
sightseeing · safari · excursion · scenic · panoramic · passenger · ride · landscape
envelope
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propane · vent · tether · rigging · wicker · nylon · sandbag · parachute · valve · crown
ascend
Move upward
glide · lift · buoyancy · thermal · updraft · altitude · launch · landing · takeoff · airborne
festival
Organized public celebration
Albuquerque · Cappadocia · colorful · vibrant · photogenic · display · crowd · gathering · competition · race
weightless
Having no heft
silent · escape · unbound · limitless · expansive · horizon · breeze · floating · drifting · meditative
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
tourism · sightseeing · safari · excursion · scenic · panoramic · passenger · ride · landscape · vista
Joseph
Common masculine given name
- 1783Year the war ended
- ParisFrance's chief city
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
aeronaut · pioneer · invention · unmanned · sheep · duck · rooster · exhibition
- transportcanoe, kayak, raft, rowboat, helicopter
- balloonsfree flight
- inflatablespool float, air mattress, inflatable boat, beach ball, bounce house
- inventionsprinting press, steam engine, lightbulb, light bulb, microscope
- aerialaerial silk, aerial photo, flying trapeze, helicopter, hang glider
- air sportsskydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, wingsuit flying, parachuting
hot air balloonjet aircraft
Turbine-engine-propelled airplane
fighter jet · helicopter · drone · blimp · dirigible
balloon, heating, heater, airing, balloons, hottest, hotter, ballooning, ballooned