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BALLOONS  

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  • 1. A flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere. Such a bag with sufficient capacity to lift and transport a suspended gondola or other load. Such a bag shaped like a figure or object when inflated; an inflatable. [Source: The American Heritage? Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright ? 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.] (en)

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  • 2021-11-16 13:54:23.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (BALLOONS [a1586112-38f5-461c-9e88-0a95cf62062c,826573] - Balloons [90077852-8e6b-4f16-92b3-24a52eecdd4a,835877]);

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