"fire balloon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire balloons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire balloon (plural fire balloons)
  1. A Japanese weapon of World War II, consisting of a hydrogen balloon with a bomb attached.
    Sense id: en-fire_balloon-en-noun-Ap6heuDz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. A sky lantern.
    Sense id: en-fire_balloon-en-noun-iUYYzRyy

Inflected forms

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