Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 3 compound words that contain balloons. The most common are listed below. Open balloons in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- helium balloonsplural of helium balloon: A balloon that is filled with helium gas and rises up into the air if manually released.
- fire balloonsplural of fire balloon: A Japanese weapon of World War II, consisting of a hydrogen balloon with a bomb attached.
- gas balloonsplural of gas balloon: A type of balloon that rises and floats and is filled with a gas lighter than air, such as helium or hydrogen.
- observation balloonsplural of observation balloon: A type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.
- speech balloonsplural of speech balloon: A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.
- thought balloonsplural of thought balloon: Synonym of thought bubble (“a shape denoting thought in comics”).
- water balloonsplural of water balloon: A small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon.
- weather balloonsplural of weather balloon: A balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity.
- word balloonsplural of word balloon: A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.
- hot-air balloonsplural of hot-air balloon: A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.
- barrage balloonsplural of barrage balloon: A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II.
- anger balloonsplural of anger balloon: A balloon with a jagged outline, containing words angrily screamed by a character.
- dialog balloonsplural of dialog balloon: A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.
- dialogue balloonsplural of dialogue balloon: A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.
- hydrogen balloonsplural of hydrogen balloon: A type of gas balloon filled with hydrogen gas, and able to fly higher and further than a hot-air balloon.
- lead balloonsplural of lead balloon: A failure, especially something that fails to have the intended resonance with an audience.
- noon balloonsplural of noon balloon: A period around midday when an airport has a particularly large amount of air traffic.
- pilot balloonsplural of pilot balloon: A small unmanned balloon whose ascent is followed by a theodolite to obtain data for the computation of the speed and direction of winds in the upper air.
- scout balloonsplural of scout balloon: A type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.
- stomach balloonsplural of stomach balloon: A temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after …
- trial balloonsplural of trial balloon: A small balloon released into the sky to determine the direction and tendency of winds in the upper air before a manned ascent in a larger balloon; a ballon d'essai.
- vacuum balloonsplural of vacuum balloon: A hypothetical airship that is evacuated rather than filled with a lighter-than-air gas such as hydrogen or helium.
- sounding balloonsplural of sounding balloon: A weather balloon.
- chimney balloonsplural of chimney balloon: An inflatable draught excluder for a chimney.
- gastric balloonsplural of gastric balloon: A temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after …
Compound words 3
- cryoballoonsplural of cryoballoon: An inflatable balloon filled with a refrigerant that is used to freeze tissue.
- microballoonsplural of microballoon: A hollow microsphere
- nanoballoonsplural of nanoballoon: A nanoscale balloon