But though the gas companies did wonders, fifty-two balloons having been inflated by them during the siege, they could do no more.
A favourable wind had to be waited for, which would send the balloons in the direction of Versailles, where the ropes confining the hammer would be cut.
Such wonders as these from balloonsshall arise-- And the giants of old that assaulted the skies With their Ossa on Pelion, shall freely confess That all they attempted was nothing to this.
The most convenient gas for filling balloons is heated air, but the air cools rapidly and loses its lifting power.
Late in the eighteenth century men learned to sail through the air in balloons even more at the mercy of the wind than the sailing vessels on the ocean.
Hydrogen, however, is used in the better balloons and in air-ships of the "lighter than air" type.
The work of Dumont and Zeppelin has led the great powers to manufacture dirigible balloons for use in time of war.
One sees life at the Front; one hears the roar of the guns; and if one cares to lift one's eyes to the sky one sees copious observation balloons and aeroplanes.
Enemy observation balloonswere up all the time and spotted us.
But the fact remained that "Goldfish Château" bore a charmed life in spite of the fact that the German sausage balloons almost looked down the chimneys and so many staffs lived there.
They trip back and forth, their balloonsbobbing up and down like rainbow bubbles, singing.
Who'll buy all the balloons for the fairies, and make our spangled wings?
Hanging on the wall was a very large map of the sector, amazingly complete, showing the location of German aviation centres and even the points where their observation balloons were anchored.
I believe that before 1914 the German equipment in the way of airplanes and dirigible balloons was greatly superior to either that of the French or English," commented George.
In a two-seater, piloted by another airman, Don Hale practiced firing at captive balloons and moving targets on the lake.
And from out of his father's window Spud observed a string of balloons with "Welcome" painted on their sides.
I blaw the trumpet, an' the auld chap gies oot the balloons and candy.
And pneumatic tubes that I spoze will be used fur more in the future, and for more various uses, and all kinds of balloons and air-ships.
The second day hundreds of colored balloons were sent up to typify "the suffragists' hopes ascending.
Oh, a hairy sort of nothin' what you put in balloons to make 'em go up.
Small children's air-balloons of the latest model attached to string became a serious check to the pedestrian in Central Park.
The three red balloons hung lazily in the still, tropical air; but none of them showed the welcome flags of victory.
They were the balloons which gave us the exact location of our cages.
The employment of balloonshas been common in nearly all modern wars.
With regard to observations from captive balloonsmuch depends on circumstances.
Hopkinson, members of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia; constructed a machine consisting of forty-seven small hydrogen gas-balloons attached to a car or cage.
No use whatever was made in the war of balloons for purposes of reconnaissance.
Researches on the use of gas for inflating balloons seem to have been carried on at Philadelphia nearly simultaneously with the experiments of the Montgolfiers; and when the news of the latter reached America, D.
Of the sixty-four balloonsonly two were never heard of; they were blown out to sea.
The balloons were manufactured and despatched (generally from (the platforms of the Orleans or the Northern railway) under the direction of the Post Office.
Besides being of use on land for war purposes, balloons have been tried in connexion with the naval service.
In the American Civil War (1861) balloons were a good deal used by the Federals.
If the English should venture to sea with their fleet, A host of balloons in a trice they shall meet.
Such wonders as these fromballoons shall arise-- And the giants of old, that assaulted the skies With their Ossa on Pelion, shall freely confess That all they attempted was nothing to this.
The stagemen, whose gallopers scarce have the power Through the dirt to convey you ten miles in an hour, When advanc'd to balloons shall so furiously drive You'll hardly know whether you're dead or alive.
An instant later five big bodies shot into the air, as the men holding the balloons to the earth let go of them.
There was room, with a little squeezing, for all of them, and they went out in the suburbs for several miles, returning in time to see several big balloons in process of inflation.
The place was open, as it was necessary to have such a large field, for the operations of the balloons and aeroplanes, that it would have been impossible to enclose it with a fence.
As the balloons rose in the air they seemed to become smaller, and then they all headed in the same direction, for, as Andy had said, there was to be a race of the dirigible machines.
There is going to be an exhibition of dirigible balloons this afternoon," announced Andy Rush, consulting his program.
At first this plan was considered rather dubious, as, though considerable progress has been made toward men sailing about in the upper regions by means of dirigible balloons or aeroplanes, the science is still far from perfected.
Almost before the young people realized it the balloons seemed to be getting larger.
The buildings were of the flimsiest character, but were all that were needed to shelter dirigible balloons or aeroplanes.
If it's as hot as this the gas balloons will explode with the heat," predicted Ned.
They found the city well filled with visitors, and on every side was heard talk concerning balloons and aeroplanes.
There were four dirigible balloonsin process of inflation.
The departure took place after all, for the balloons went up again.
The two balloonswent up for some distance, the white one going higher than the yellow one, then they began to descend.
In this space three balloons were being inflated, a large one, a medium-sized one, and a small one.
And Captain Solomon showed the boys that a plant was about the size of a cabbage, and that it had a great many little balloons that grew on it about as big as a pea, and these balloons were filled with air to make the plant float.
Every fifteen days, the observers in the balloons must record upon a special chart, the number of enemy planes and balloons which have passed over our lines, and indicate the exact line over which they passed.
The Drago balloons are also entrusted with the task of recording the aerial activities of the enemy.
Far away in the distance, behind the line of the Piave, which on clear days outlines itself as a thin silver streak on the plain, our observation balloons arose.
The fortresses were crowded with Mercenaries, the wind blew in the right direction, and up went our balloons from one of the office buildings in the city.
Even the upper air is coming to be reasonably well known scientifically, thanks to instruments sent up with balloons and to the radio and other investigators who have been uncovering secrets of upper-air electricity.
They had floated across the shallow seas between the tip of the Antarctic Continent and Cape Horn, as toy balloons float on water.
That day we noticed a few of Fritz's sausage balloons in the direction of the firing line.
I could see the boche balloonssome distance behind the enemy lines.
By this time the science of navigating the air was becoming better known, and aeroplanes and dirigible balloonswere being perfected.
Candles, torches, chimes, lanterns and stationary fire balloons were interspersed through the royal domain in brilliant profusion.
Air balloons are formed of heavy materials, how will you account for their rising in the air?
Shortly after the invention of balloons came their advent as popular shows into New England towns.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "balloons" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
