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balloon

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UK /bəˈluːn/ US /bəˈlun/nounverb

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We immediately threw out all the little things we had with us, such as biscuits, apples, &c. and after that one of our oars or wings; but still descending, we cast away the other wing, and then the governail; having likewise had the precaution, for fear of accidents, while the Balloon was filling, partly to loosen and make it go easy, I now succeeded in attempting to reach without the Car, and unscrewing the moulinet, with all its apparatus; I likewise cast that into the sea.