air balloonn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː bəˌluːn/, U.S.

/ˈɛr bəˌlun/

Forms: see air n.¹ and balloon n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, balloon n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + balloon n. Compare German Luftballon (1783 in sense 2; now usually in sense 3 (20th cent. in this sense)). Compare earlier balloon n.

†1. A type of firework; = balloon n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > in form of ball that bursts

balloon1629

air balloon1749

1749 Descr. Machine for Fireworks 9 120 Large Honorary Rockets. 96 Rockets in two Flights. 14 Mortars with Air Ballons.

1753 Public Advertiser 25 May A cascade, and shower of fire, and grand air-balloons, were most magnificently displayed.

1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks ii. 47 (heading) Air Ballóóns Fuzes.

2. = balloon n. 6. Cf. hot-air balloon n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > balloon

air balloon1783

balloon1783

aerostat1784

gas balloon1785

1783 Morning Chron. 8 Sept. 3/4 The first air-balloon he made was filled with fumous particles.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 541 [Johnson:] On one day I had three letters about the air-balloon.

1829 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. vi. §51. 28 Aërostats, or air-balloons, are machines, constructed so as to be able to rise in the atmosphere.

1861 Illustr. Dublin Jrnl. 23 Nov. 191 She had no more idea of any such proceeding than I have of taking a journey to the moon in an air balloon.

1907 Daily Mail 9 July 7/4 In July 1901 M. Santos Dumont flew from St. Cloud round the Eiffel Tower and back in his steerable air balloon.

1938 Times 4 Mar. 10/4 The newspapers are full of plans for air raid precautions, including an air balloon barrage over London.

2000 Geogr. Jrnl. 166 55/1 Unfortunately there are no radiosonde or air balloon data available for the Ethiopian Highlands to explore these upper air characteristics in more detail.

3. An inflatable toy balloon.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > ball or balloon > [noun]

ball?c1225

wind-ball1578

toss-ball1681

air ball1756

balloon1800

poi1817

gum ball1855

air balloon1883

beach-ball1940

1883 G. R. Sims Ballads & Poems 121 I shall..buy myself an air-balloon, a bucket, and a spade.

1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales 155 The child was jumping for joy, and had a green air-balloon in his hand.

1908 H. G. Wells War in Air vi. §2 Small children's air-balloons of the latest model attached to string became a serious check to the pedestrian in Central Park.

1944 O. Sitwell Autobiogr. (1945) I. ii. vi. 227 Fashionable beauties, with psyches that resembled air-balloons, inflated, light and highly coloured.

2004 Home Hill (Australia) Observer (Nexis) 22 July 606 Helium, latex and air balloons are all available and can be arranged with a soft toy or flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air balloon
释义	air balloonn. Brit. /ˈɛː bəˌluːn/, U.S. /ˈɛr bəˌlun/ Forms: see air n.¹ and balloon n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, balloon n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + balloon n. Compare German Luftballon (1783 in sense 2; now usually in sense 3 (20th cent. in this sense)). Compare earlier balloon n. †1. A type of firework; = balloon n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > in form of ball that bursts balloon1629 air balloon1749 1749 Descr. Machine for Fireworks 9 120 Large Honorary Rockets. 96 Rockets in two Flights. 14 Mortars with Air Ballons. 1753 Public Advertiser 25 May A cascade, and shower of fire, and grand air-balloons, were most magnificently displayed. 1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks ii. 47 (heading) Air Ballóóns Fuzes. 2. = balloon n. 6. Cf. hot-air balloon n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > balloon air balloon1783 balloon1783 aerostat1784 gas balloon1785 1783 Morning Chron. 8 Sept. 3/4 The first air-balloon he made was filled with fumous particles. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 541 [Johnson:] On one day I had three letters about the air-balloon. 1829 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. vi. §51. 28 Aërostats, or air-balloons, are machines, constructed so as to be able to rise in the atmosphere. 1861 Illustr. Dublin Jrnl. 23 Nov. 191 She had no more idea of any such proceeding than I have of taking a journey to the moon in an air balloon. 1907 Daily Mail 9 July 7/4 In July 1901 M. Santos Dumont flew from St. Cloud round the Eiffel Tower and back in his steerable air balloon. 1938 Times 4 Mar. 10/4 The newspapers are full of plans for air raid precautions, including an air balloon barrage over London. 2000 Geogr. Jrnl. 166 55/1 Unfortunately there are no radiosonde or air balloon data available for the Ethiopian Highlands to explore these upper air characteristics in more detail. 3. An inflatable toy balloon. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > ball or balloon > [noun] ball?c1225 wind-ball1578 toss-ball1681 air ball1756 balloon1800 poi1817 gum ball1855 air balloon1883 beach-ball1940 1883 G. R. Sims Ballads & Poems 121 I shall..buy myself an air-balloon, a bucket, and a spade. 1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales 155 The child was jumping for joy, and had a green air-balloon in his hand. 1908 H. G. Wells War in Air vi. §2 Small children's air-balloons of the latest model attached to string became a serious check to the pedestrian in Central Park. 1944 O. Sitwell Autobiogr. (1945) I. ii. vi. 227 Fashionable beauties, with psyches that resembled air-balloons, inflated, light and highly coloured. 2004 Home Hill (Australia) Observer (Nexis) 22 July 606 Helium, latex and air balloons are all available and can be arranged with a soft toy or flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1749
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