Passive balloon

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• passive

  passīvē, adv., v. 1. passivus fin. ...

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• Passive

  ·adj Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. II....

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• Balloon

  ·noun A bomb or shell. II. Balloon ·vi To go up or voyage in a balloon. III. Balloon ·vt To take u...

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• Passive aeroplane

  ·add. ·- One unprovided with motive power. ...

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• Passive flight

  ·add. ·- Flight, such as gliding and soaring, accomplished without the use of motive power. ...

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• Balloon fish

  ·- A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by tak...

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• Pilot balloon

  ·add. ·- A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction of air currents. ...

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• Sounding balloon

  ·add. ·- An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or aeronautic purposes. ...

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• balloon vine

  n. Australian name for the commontropical weed, Cardiospermum halicacabum, Linn., N.O. Sapindaceae:...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• balloon-vine

  n. Australian name for the commontropical weed, Cardiospermum halicacabum, Linn., N.O. Sapindaceae:...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• vine, balloon

  See balloon vine. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• balloon-fish

  (Tetraodon) A plectognathous fish, covered with spines, which has the power of inflating its body ...

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