ballonet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ballonet
From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at balloon, -et
Example Sentences
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The envelope is a rigid one of aluminium, subdivided into forty-nine compartments, each of which contains a flexible ballonet.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
The envelope contained a single ballonet for regulating the pressure of the gas.
From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale
The ballonet which had failed him in "No. V." was perfected in its successor.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot
Each ballonet is theoretically proof against leakage--in practice there is an almost inappreciable porosity, which hardly counts for a comparatively short period, say a month.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
It appears to be rearing up on end, as if the extremity saddled with the ballonet were weighted.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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