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compound balloon

compound balloon noun: a type of speech bubble that splits dialogue into smaller pieces.

Noun

compound balloon

  1. A type of speech bubble that splits dialogue into smaller pieces.
  2. A variation of the hot-air balloon that is lifted by two separate balloons of different types, usually suspended one over the other.
    • For the purpose of avoiding the difficulty which attended Blanchard's balloon in keeping her up, the constructed a compound balloon. This was arranged by suspending a fire balloon underneath the hydrogen balloon.1850, John Wise, A System of Aeronautics, page 55
    • I may remark that this had been previously done, for Pilatrede Rozier had lost his life and that of two of his companions in attempting to cross the channel in a compound balloon with the Charliere above and the Montgolfiere below.1895, Transactions of the Liverpool Engineering Society, page 16

Origin of compound balloon

From compound + balloon.

Questions about compound balloon

What does compound balloon mean?
Compound balloon means a type of speech bubble that splits dialogue into smaller pieces.
What part of speech is compound balloon?
Compound balloon is a noun.

Words near compound balloon in the dictionary

  1. compound
  2. compound animal
  3. compound animals
  4. compound attack
  5. compound attacks
  6. compound balloon
  7. compound bow
  8. compound bows
  9. compound butter
  10. compound butters
  11. compound chocolate

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