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Hot-air balloons

Scope note

Use for balloons of nonextensible material, usually spherical, held aloft by heated air generated above a container, often a basket, large enough to carry people into the atmosphere. MHEST7

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000234026

Broader Terms used

<balloons by lifting method>

Equivalent Terms used

hot-air balloon

Created

13yrs ago

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