First, they load crushed dry ice into a hopper suspended under a big helium balloon.
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Hopper
/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "hopper" (44 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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6 entriescement hoppercoal hopperfeed hoppergrain hopperhopper carstorage hopper
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Finnish
1 entries- suppilo noun (machine that feeds down)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
I went over and found the mealies and ground covered with large hoppers, about two weeks old.
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To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.
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The fresh-water container for the house was above the ceiling directly over the toilet. One day, I was comfortably seated on the hopper minding my own business, when a large portion of the ceiling came crashing down […]
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