Ballon 1512812 198258956 2008-03-14T19:45:51Z Abrech 5614784 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/209.66.200.11|209.66.200.11]] ([[User talk:209.66.200.11|talk]]) to last version by VoABot II {{Wiktionarypar|ballon}} '''Ballon''' may refer to: ===Places=== * [[Ballon, County Carlow]] (''Balana'' in [[Irish language|Irish]]), a village in [[County Carlow]], [[Ireland]] * [[Ballon, Charente-Maritime]], in the [[Charente-Maritime]] ''[[Departments of France|département]]'', in [[France]] * [[Ballon, Sarthe]], in the [[Sarthe]] ''département'', in France * Names of [[Vosges Mountains]] summits in east of [[France]] **[[Ballon d'Alsace]] **[[Grand Ballon]] **'''Petit Ballon''' **'''Ballon de Servance''' ==Surnames== * [[Claude Balon]] (also Ballon, often incorrectly named Jean) (c1671–1744), a French dancer and choreographer. ** The ballet term "[[Ballon (ballet)]]" is named after this dancer. ===Other=== *''Ballon'' is the [[French language|French]] word for [[Balloon]] and by analogy also for other different spheric objects *Ballon, a short-necked flask used in alchemy, to receive what is distilled or drawn off by fire. *Ballon, in architecture, is a round globe placed a-top a pillar. ==See also== *[[Balloon (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[als:Belchen]] [[de:Belchen]] [[fr:Ballon]] [[it:Ballon]] [[nl:Ballon]] [[ja:バルーン]] [[pl:Ballon]] [[ru:Баллон]] [[sr:Балон]]