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Meanings of tethered balloons in English
Spanish
globo cautivo Hot air balloon attached to the ground.
Synonyms
Examples for "moored balloon"
Examples for "moored balloon"
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! The provost pulled up a chair and settled in, staring at the undulating bubble, suspended like a tethered balloon beneath the water.
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A captive balloon had signalled the position, and shrapnels were bursting close.
2
The usefulness of the captive balloon in this war is doubtful.
3
These endeavours culminated in the Parseval-Siegsfeld captive balloon, which has a quaint appearance.
4
A captive balloon should be arranged for the use of visitors.
5
Shackleton's gasoline motor-car and Scott's captive balloon were of considerable but limited use.
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The captive balloons, and other landmarks, enabled them to keep to their course.
2
With regard to observations from captive balloons much depends on circumstances.
3
In communicating between points on land, poles of great height can be used, or captive balloons.
4
We saw two captive balloons, used by the French to direct artillery fire on their enemies.
5
This lamentable deficiency was remedied in great measure by recourse to topographical photographs taken from the captive balloons.
Usage of tethered balloons in English
1
Colorful lanterns are strung up and blowing in the wind like tethered balloons.
2
But interest in lighter-than-air vehicles-from rigid airships and soft blimps, to tethered balloons and hybrid balloon-kites-remainsstrongin the military.