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ballon

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So these things can be dealt with, presumably more easily for a ballon 30km away than a geostationary satellite.

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Quick take

(countable) Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(countable) Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).

noun

(ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ballon.

noun

(countable) Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).

noun

(ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair

Example sentences

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So these things can be dealt with, presumably more easily for a ballon 30km away than a geostationary satellite.

2

Plus a ballon have lots of frictions and also cannot lift weight rocket.

3

Is there a chance an aircraft might hit the ballon etc?

4

I imagine a toroidal shaped ballon with a small propeller in the middle might actually do fairly well and would be less susceptible to sideways wind than a balloon.

5

I search on this internet, if recall properly, it's because to get into orbit, you mainly need a good horizontal (parallel to the earth) speed, and the ballon only give a vertical speed.

6

In Germany, you need a permit from the authorities (in this case: Regierungspräsidium Freiburg, cost: 30€) and you have to register a weather ballon launch at the German flight control (Deutsche Flugsicherung, cost: free).

Proper noun examples

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Ballon based Internet and mobile devices will let developing countries leap frog the networking model of the west.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use ballon in a sentence?

So these things can be dealt with, presumably more easily for a ballon 30km away than a geostationary satellite.

What does ballon mean?

(countable) Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).

What part of speech is ballon?

ballon is commonly used as noun.