Balloon
Balloon noun - Small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck.
Flying machine and balloon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flying machine" instead a noun "Balloon".
Flying machine
Balloon and flying machine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Balloon" instead a noun phrase "Flying machine".
Both terms in one sentence
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Then Nick "borrows" the pedal-powered flying machine to follow the Baron in his hot-air balloon.
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Then Nick "borrows" the pedal-powered flying machine to follow the villain in his hot-air balloon.
Source: Hero Stole My Bike -
Near the end of the movie, Nick borrows his flying machine, fixes its glitch and uses it to catch the Gardener who's escaping in a hot-air balloon.
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Flying machine and Balloon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/balloon/flying_machine
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