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Meanings
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fire balloon; balloon bomb
historical termmilitary
Historical military term for an experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II; a balloon-borne incendiary device carried by the jet stream toward North America.
The fire balloon was one of the weapons developed by Japan during World War II.
Some of the balloon bombs actually reached the mainland United States.