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词汇 ballooning
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Definition of ballooning in English:

ballooning

noun bəˈluːnɪŋbəˈlunɪŋ
mass noun
  • The sport or pastime of flying in a balloon.

    乘气球飞行

    he took up ballooning in 1907
    as modifier a ballooning accident
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are opportunities for all manner of outdoor activities: riding, canoeing, ballooning, and even diving.
    • Mr Noble, who attended Burnley Grammar School, took up ballooning in 1974.
    • I don't know what I would do after going up Everest, I certainly wouldn't want to take up ballooning.
    • When my ballooning trips were going horribly wrong, I got pretty nervous.
    • Winds are key to ballooning - the skilled pilot uses different wind speeds at different altitudes to move in the desired direction.
    • He gave a trophy for long-distance hot-air ballooning in 1906 that started the modern sport (the international Gordon Bennett balloon race still continues).
    • North Carolina was a launching ground for real and imaginary ballooning adventures as early as 1789.
    • But if the idea of white water rafting, paint balling, or hot air ballooning appeals to you, then perhaps you should take a look.
    • Evans provides an admirable overview of early ballooning and of the first US and Confederate air forces.
    • A test drive in a Ferrari or hot-air ballooning are among the suggestions.
    • Apparently some basic rule of physics about hot air rising has the consequence that the best time to go ballooning is a winter morning, when it's really cold.
    • In this high-tech age ballooning is satisfyingly old-fashioned, though it has come a long way since the first balloon attempts of the 18th century.
    • What most appeals to Bob about ballooning is the sense of perspective it offers.
    • Asked what the ideal weather conditions for ballooning are, Gerry replied: ‘We need relatively calm weather and no rain.’
    • I started off with five other colleagues I knew quite well - ballooning is a small tight-knit community.
    • However, many developers and publishers are already getting headaches from the thoughts of ballooning development teams and costs.
    • The only departure from this order occurs in an appendix on military ballooning during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
    • That's when I began to recognize what a thrilling, yet deeply calming, experience ballooning is.
    • There are now companies dedicated to their organisation, offering activities from hot - air ballooning to health spas, paintballing to makeovers.
    • If the battle of the sexes is over and these girls have won, it's time to take up long-distance ballooning.
    Synonyms
    thriving, prosperous, prospering, booming, burgeoning, successful, strong, vigorous, buoyant

Derivatives

  • ballooner

  • noun
    • So the champagne was instead shared by the ballooners in a party after returning to the launch site.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A small tribute - because of lack of material - to other ballooners in the rest of the world.
      • My mood favorably changed, I vowed to hang up my career as a mad ballooner once and for all.
      • Affectionately known as Repack, the road had been popular with local ballooners for years.
      • As inspired ballooners we regularly participate in national and international balloon events.
  • balloonist

  • noun bəˈluːnɪstbəˈlunəst
    • A person who flies in a balloon.

      the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Lowe and his balloonists provided effective aerial reconnaissance during several major campaigns in 1862 and 1863.
      • Our balloonist Gaston fires the burner again, reheating the air to regain our lost altitude.
      • This latest adventure gives Fossett yet another aviation record, adding to the many he holds as a balloonist, pilot and sailor.

Definition of ballooning in US English:

ballooning

nounbəˈlunɪŋbəˈlo͞oniNG
  • The sport or pastime of flying in a balloon.

    乘气球飞行

    he took up ballooning in 1907
    as modifier a ballooning accident
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only departure from this order occurs in an appendix on military ballooning during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
    • That's when I began to recognize what a thrilling, yet deeply calming, experience ballooning is.
    • However, many developers and publishers are already getting headaches from the thoughts of ballooning development teams and costs.
    • He gave a trophy for long-distance hot-air ballooning in 1906 that started the modern sport (the international Gordon Bennett balloon race still continues).
    • Mr Noble, who attended Burnley Grammar School, took up ballooning in 1974.
    • But if the idea of white water rafting, paint balling, or hot air ballooning appeals to you, then perhaps you should take a look.
    • If the battle of the sexes is over and these girls have won, it's time to take up long-distance ballooning.
    • Winds are key to ballooning - the skilled pilot uses different wind speeds at different altitudes to move in the desired direction.
    • North Carolina was a launching ground for real and imaginary ballooning adventures as early as 1789.
    • I started off with five other colleagues I knew quite well - ballooning is a small tight-knit community.
    • Asked what the ideal weather conditions for ballooning are, Gerry replied: ‘We need relatively calm weather and no rain.’
    • Apparently some basic rule of physics about hot air rising has the consequence that the best time to go ballooning is a winter morning, when it's really cold.
    • In this high-tech age ballooning is satisfyingly old-fashioned, though it has come a long way since the first balloon attempts of the 18th century.
    • Evans provides an admirable overview of early ballooning and of the first US and Confederate air forces.
    • A test drive in a Ferrari or hot-air ballooning are among the suggestions.
    • There are now companies dedicated to their organisation, offering activities from hot - air ballooning to health spas, paintballing to makeovers.
    • There are opportunities for all manner of outdoor activities: riding, canoeing, ballooning, and even diving.
    • I don't know what I would do after going up Everest, I certainly wouldn't want to take up ballooning.
    • When my ballooning trips were going horribly wrong, I got pretty nervous.
    • What most appeals to Bob about ballooning is the sense of perspective it offers.
    Synonyms
    thriving, prosperous, prospering, booming, burgeoning, successful, strong, vigorous, buoyant
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