kite balloon

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• kite-balloon — kiteˈ balloon noun An observation balloon designed on the principle of the kite to prevent revolving, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑kite …   Useful english dictionary

• kite balloon — noun a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind • Hypernyms: ↑barrage balloon * * * noun : an elongated captive balloon with lobes that keep it headed into the wind for increased life abbr. KB * * * kite balloon, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• kite balloon — /ˈkaɪt bəlun/ (say kuyt buhloohn) noun a captive balloon, used for observation …  

• Kite types — Colorful delta wing kite Kites are tethered flying objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, requiring wind, (or towing), for generation of airflow over the lifting surfaces. Contents 1 Kite …   Wikipedia

• balloon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aerostat, blimp; free, sounding, kite, pilot, or dirigible balloon; fire balloon, montgolfier. See aviation. v. i. swell. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirigible, aircraft, airship, weather… …   English dictionary for students

• kite — n. & v. n. 1 a toy consisting of a light framework with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2 any of various soaring birds of prey esp. of the genus Milvus with long wings and usu. a forked tail. 3 Brit …   Useful english dictionary

• Kite control systems — Kite types, kite mooring, and kite applications result in a wide variety of kite control systems; contemporary manufacturers, kite athletes, kite pilots, scientists, and engineers are expanding kite control systems. Single line kite control… …   Wikipedia

• Kite mooring — Kites are given mooring by many methods. Watercraft and aircraft traditionally have the term mooring applied to making the watercraft or aircraft fast to some external object. The kite has two parts: wing and kite line; the kite essentially needs …   Wikipedia

• Kite applications — The kite is used to do certain things; one kite or many kites are applied to achieve certain purposes, objectives, or tasks, that is: applications. Humans have applied the kite to bring perceived benefits during peace and war alike. New… …   Wikipedia

• Kite line — Kites have a wing and a kite line (line), or sometimes more than one line. Kite systems may have more than one kite and more than one kite line. Solar kites have a gravity mass less line; but the most common type of kite line has mass; the kite… …   Wikipedia

• Balloon (aircraft) — Ballooning redirects here. For the behavior of spiders and other arthropods, see Ballooning (spider). Not to be confused with Airship or Blimp. Balloon …   Wikipedia