Definitions for ballon

ballon bal·lon

Spelling: [French ba-lawn]
IPA: /French baˈlɔ̃/

Ballon is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in ballon (abllno).

Definitions for ballon

noun

  1. the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.

Origin of ballon

1820-30; French: literally, balloon

Examples for ballon

From Thann the ascent of the ballon d'Alsace may be made, but the place itself must on no account be missed.

Meanwhile, this volume of essays (most of which were in course of preparation when war was declared) is issued as a ballon dessai.

The drink I took went into my head, and I felt as though I was going up in a ballon.

With this bit of philosophy Mlle. Fouchette buried her dainty nose in the last "ballon."

“Taking 20 pages of a book not released yet is less likely to be deemed fair use,” ballon said.

From Belfort to ballon d'Alsace there is a rise of some four thousand feet.

In the autumn of 1916 the newspapers put forth a ballon d'essai.

That was a ballon d'essai, as they call it, and they think it was a very happy one.

This is no doubt what is technically known as a ballon d'essai.

In the hinder part of this ballon, a little above the surface of the water, a small hole must be bored.

Word Value for ballon
Scrable

8

Words with friends

12

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