High-altitude balloon Hot air balloon Observation balloon Research balloon Solar balloon Tethered balloon or moored balloon or captive balloon, a balloon that...
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A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or...
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From January 28 to February 4, 2023, a high-altitude balloon originating from China flew across North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada...
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A barrage balloon is a type of airborne barrage, a large uncrewed tethered balloon used to defend ground targets against aircraft attack, by raising aloft...
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A balloon catheter is a type of "soft" catheter with an inflatable "balloon" at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a...
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The Balloon Boy hoax occurred on October 15, 2009, when a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer was released into...
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Red Balloon or Red Balloons may refer to: The Red Balloon, a 1956 French short film Flight of the Red Balloon, a 2007 film based on the 1956 short film...
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A weather balloon, also known as a sounding balloon, is a balloon (specifically a type of high-altitude balloon) that carries instruments to the stratosphere...
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A gastric balloon, also known as an intragastric balloon (IGB) or a stomach balloon, is an inflatable medical device that is temporarily placed into the...
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Balloon Dog is a series of sculptures by the American artist Jeff Koons. There are different versions of this sculpture, made between 1994 and 2000, with...
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A balloon debate is a debate in which a number of speakers attempt to win the approval of an audience. The audience is invited to imagine that the speakers...
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Chinese balloon may refer to: Sky lantern, small hot-air balloon launched for festivities, historically also used for communication and militarily 2023...
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helium filled balloon. Since the balloon is not controllable, the delivery of a balloon mail is left to good fortune; often the balloon and postcard are...
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Angioplasty (redirect from Balloon dilation)
Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to...
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A balloon fetish is a fetish that involves balloons. A balloon fetishist is also referred to as a "looner". Some balloon fetishists "revel in the popping...
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Balloon modelling or balloon twisting is the shaping of special modelling balloons into various shapes, often balloon animals. People who create balloon...
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Balloon tamponade is the use of balloons inserted into the esophagus, stomach or uterus, and inflated to alleviate or stop refractory bleeding. When inserted...
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Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons, or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comics, and cartoons...
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up hot-air balloon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An air balloon usually refers to a hot air balloon. It may also refer to: Balloon (aeronautics)...
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Balloon Fight is an action video game developed by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The original arcade version was released for...
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A hopper balloon (simply hopper) is a small, one-person hot air balloon. Unlike a conventional hot air balloon where people ride inside a basket, there...
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A gas balloon is a balloon that rises and floats in the air because it is filled with a gas lighter than air (such as helium or hydrogen). When not in...
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Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon) is a series of stencil murals around London by the graffiti artist Banksy, started in 2002...
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The Bakri balloon is a medical device invented and designed by Dr. Younes Bakri in 1999. The obstetrical balloon is a 24 French, 54 cm-long, silicone catheter...
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An incendiary balloon (or balloon bomb) is a balloon inflated with a lighter-than-air gas such as hot air, hydrogen, or helium, that has a bomb, incendiary...
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Synonyms include espionage balloon, reconnaissance balloon, spy balloon, and surveillance balloon. Historically, observation balloons were filled with hydrogen...
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Look up balloon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A balloon is a flexible container for (partially or fully) confining a gas. Balloon may also refer...
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A balloon release is a ceremonial event in which a number of hydrogen- or helium-filled balloons are launched into the sky. Balloon releases can be done...
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In aeronautics, a balloon is an unpowered aerostat, which remains aloft or floats due to its buoyancy. A balloon may be free, moving with the wind, or...
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The two-balloon experiment is an experiment involving interconnected balloons. It is used in physics classes as a demonstration of elasticity. Two identical...
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