The Clue
Balloonists' trips (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ASCENTS
Tags
Notes
The answer ASCENTS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Gradients
Takeoffs
Balloonists' doings
Mountaineering attempts
Mountaineers' feats
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Definition
ASCENT as a noun:
1. (ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade) = an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
2. (rise, rising, ascent, ascension) = a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
3. (rise, ascent, ascension, ascending) = the act of changing location in an upward direction