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 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 Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
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 Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Special features is a "belly" of Para rubber in lieu of a ballonet.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
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 Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose
The wind blowing against the opening, which faces it, charges the ballonet with air.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose
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