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Air balloon 14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
Air balloon. See Balloon.
Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.
Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.
Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.
Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.
Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.
Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.
Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.
Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence
Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.
Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.
Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.
Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.
Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.
Air threads, gossamer.
Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.
Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.
Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.
Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.
In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.
To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.
To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out. Balloon
Balloon Bal*loon", v. t.
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
Balloon
Balloon Bal*loon", v. i.
1. To go up or voyage in a balloon.
2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
Balloon fishBalloon fish Bal*loon" fish` (Zo["o]l.)
A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having
the power of distending its body by taking air or water into
its dilatable esophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish. balloon fishBur fish Bur" fish` (Zo["o]l.)
A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the
United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the
power of distending its body with water or air, so as to
resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon
fish, and swellfish. Ballooned
Ballooned Bal*looned", a.
Swelled out like a balloon.
Ballooner
Ballooner Bal*loon"er, n.
One who goes up in a balloon; an a["e]ronaut.
Ballooning
Ballooning Bal*loon"ing, n.
1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in
them.
2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the
value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.]
Ballooning spiderBallooning spider Bal*loon"ing spi"der (Zo["o]l.)
A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many
kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by
ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon
them carries the spider aloft. Balloonist
Balloonist Bal*loon"ist, n.
An a["e]ronaut.
Balloonry
Balloonry Bal*loon"ry, n.
The art or practice of ascending in a balloon;
a["e]ronautics.
GalloonGalloon Gal*loon", n. [From F. or Sp. galon. See Gala. ]
1. A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes,
etc., -- sometimes made ornamental.
2. A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as
gold lace.
Silver and gold galloons, with the like glittering
gewgaws. --Addison. Gallooned
Gallooned Gal*looned`, a.
Furnished or adorned with galloon.
Passive balloon
Passive balloon Pas"sive bal*loon" or aeroplane
a"["e]r*o*plane
One unprovided with motive power.
Pilot balloon
Pilot balloon Pilot balloon
A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction
of air currents.
Pilot balloonPilot Pi"lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet,
sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. &
G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead,
akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he
who throws the lead. See Pail, and Lead a metal.]
1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a
steersman. --Dryden.
2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by
authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or
in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.
3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a
difficult or unknown course.
4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]
Pilot balloon, a small balloon sent up in advance of a
large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.
Pilot bird. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called
because its presence indicates to mariners their
approach to these islands. --Crabb.
(b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.]
Pilot boat, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and
receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.
Pilot bread, ship biscuit.
Pilot cloth, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.
Pilot engine, a locomotive going in advance of a train to
make sure that the way is clear.
Pilot fish. (Zo["o]l)
(a) A pelagic carangoid fish (Naucrates ductor); -- so
named because it is often seen in company with a
shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which
sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark.
(b) The rudder fish (Seriola zonata).
Pilot jack, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a
pilot.
Pilot jacket, a pea jacket.
Pilot nut (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied
temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the
thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.
--Waddell.
Pilot snake (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large North American snake (Coluber obsoleus). It
is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the
scales. Called also mountain black snake.
(b) The pine snake.
Pilot whale. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Blackfish, 1. Shalloon
Shalloon Shal*loon", n. [F. chalon, from Ch[^a]lons, in
France, where it was first made.]
A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff.
In blue shalloon shall Hannibal be clad. --Swift.
Sounding balloon
Sounding balloon Sound"ing bal*loon"
An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or
a["e]ronautic purposes.
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