Ballon

Balloon. Ball-signal (nav.). Fender (nav.). Round gla bottle. Gas-bag of balloon or airship. Ballon libre. Free balloon.—Ballon captif. Captive balloon.—Ballon dirige able. Dirigible balloon.— Ballon observateur. Observation balloon.—Ballon cerf-volant. Kite balloon.—Ballon non monté. Balloon without a man. Ballon-sonde. Meteorological balloon.—Ballon-cigare. Cigar-shaped balloon. Ballon simple (déformable). Flexible balloon.—Bailon rigide (indéformable). Rigid balloon —Ballon sphérique. Round balloon.—Ballon de place (de siége). Old small types of captive balloon.—Ballon-école. Instructional balloon.—Ballon divisionnaire (or d’infanterie). Balloon allotted for information and signalling and fire control to a division in attack.—Ballon de comm an dement. Corps commander’s balloon (duties as for avion (q.v.) de comm an dement). [p.51]