Ballonet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbalənɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ballonet is a noun meaning Any of several small balloons, inside a dirigible, that can be inflated or deflated to control buoyancy during flight.
Meaning
Any of several small balloons, inside a dirigible, that can be inflated or deflated to control buoyancy during flight.
Example Sentences
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 […].
Word Forms
- ballonets
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include balloon, ballute, basket, ballast, airbag, flutterboard.
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