| 单词 | balloon-wheel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasballoon-wheel ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > in form of ball that bursts balloon1629 air balloon1749 1629 F. Malthus tr. Treat. Artific. Fire-works 64 Although that ballouns are absolutely the most noble sort of fireworkes, yet for so much as all great fireworkes are composed rather of rockets, then of ballouns I thinke it conuenient, to begin the second treatise with these. 1634 J. Bate Myst. Nature & Art ii. 83 Into this Balloone you may put Rockets, Serpents, Starres, Fiends, Petards. 1753 Public Advertiser 24 Sept. Order of Firing..(2) Sky-rockets..(4) Two Air-Balloons..(13) Two Balloons..(19) A large Balloon Wheel which throws out of eight Boxes, Stars and Serpents. 1776 J. Cook 2nd Voy. round World 75 At night we played off sky-rockets, balloons and fountains of fire, to please the natives, at which they expressed great wonder and delight. 1853 G. Dodd in Househ. Words 10 Sept. 47/1 A Balloon..is a shell propelled from a mortar, and made to scatter squibs, crackers, serpents, and stars. < as lemmas |
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