Ballon
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Places
- Ballon, County CarlowBallon, County CarlowBallon is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the N80 road near Carlow.The village has two pubs, Joe Doyle's and Kavanagh's Lounge, both on the Main Street in the centre of the village. Nolan's stonecutter and monumental works are also situated on the main street.There is a...
(Balana in Irish), a village in Ireland - Grand BallonGrand BallonLe Grand Ballon is the apex of the Vosges Mountains, located 25 kilometres northwest of Mulhouse, France.Some still call it Ballon de Guebwiller, after the name of the closest city, Guebwiller, located 8 km to the east...
, the apex of the Vosges Mountains in France
Other
- Ballon (ballet)Ballon (ballet)Ballon is the appearance of being lightweight and light-footed while jumping. It describes the quality, not the height or speed, of a jump. It is a desirable aesthetic in ballet and other dance genres, making it seem as though a dancer effortlessly becomes airborne, floats in the air, and lands...
, the appearance of being lightweight and light-footed while jumping - Ballon, the French word for BalloonBalloonA balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig...
and, by analogy, other spheric objects
See also
- Claude BalonClaude BalonClaude Balon was a French dancer and choreographer. It is often supposed that the ballet term ballon is derived from his name....
(also Ballon, often incorrectly named Jean) (c1671–1744), a German dancer and choreographer - Balloon (disambiguation)Balloon (disambiguation)A balloon is a flexible container for confining a gas.Balloon may also refer to:* Specific flexible containers:** Toy balloon** Balloon *** Hot air balloon*** Gas balloon*** Weather balloon*** High-altitude balloon...