balloonationn.
/bəˌluːˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /bəˌluˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
Ballooning.
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airgonation1784
balloonation1784
ballooning1784
balloonery1785
balloonism1785
balloon flying1802
balloon navigation1816
aeronautism1847
hot-air ballooning1891
1784 in Athenæum (1865) No. 1968. 78/3 ‘Balloonation,’ as it was called.
1785 H. Walpole Let. 28 June in Corr. (1971) XXV. 591 Notwithstanding Pilâtrier's miscarriage, balloonation holds up its head.
1902 E. S. Valentine & F. L. Tomlinson Trav. in Space i. 50 Lunardi..is said to have invested between £3,000 and £4,000 in the Stocks as a proof of how balloonation could ‘raise the wind’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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