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ballonet

UK/ˈbalənɛt/

ballonet noun: any of several small balloons, inside a dirigible, that can be inflated or deflated to control buoyancy during flight.

Noun

ballonet (plural ballonets)

  1. Any of several small balloons, inside a dirigible, that can be inflated or deflated to control buoyancy during flight.
    • An observation balloon, sausage-shaped and thickened at one end by small subsidiary ballonets, lifted itself, almost as though it were being hoisted by a series of pulls, out of one of the hollows beneath them […].1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27

Forms of ballonet

pluralballonets

Origin of ballonet

Borrowed from French ballonnet.

Questions about ballonet

What does ballonet mean?
Ballonet means any of several small balloons, inside a dirigible, that can be inflated or deflated to control buoyancy during flight.
What part of speech is ballonet?
Ballonet is a noun.
How do you pronounce ballonet?
Ballonet is pronounced /ˈbalənɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of ballonet?
The plural of ballonet is ballonets.

Words near ballonet in the dictionary

  1. ballogan
  2. ballon
  3. ballon d'essai
  4. Ballon d'Or
  5. Ballon d'Ors
  6. ballonet
  7. ballonets
  8. ballonigrin
  9. ballonnement
  10. ballonné
  11. ballonnés

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