hot-air balloon

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“The pink silks, bronze golds and the upholstery, it all suits Glinda. And the bubble becomes a hot-air balloon — the Wizard’s technology.”

From Los Angeles Times

And at lower altitude—thousands of feet in the air rather than tens of thousands—you’ll find hobbyists and tourists borne aloft in hot-air balloons.

From Scientific American

During the American Civil War, the Union even used hot-air balloons to track Confederate troop movements.

From Washington Post

The basic idea of a plume is familiar, if you’ve ever watched water boil or a hot-air balloon in flight: in a fluid, hot material rises and cold material sinks, a process called convection.

From Scientific American

“Eccentric Lives,” a collection of cheeky obituaries from Britain’s Daily Telegraph, includes one about a viscount who shot at a hot-air balloon.

From New York Times