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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Ballonets are usually equivalent in volume to rather less than a quarter of the total volume of the air-ship—giving a maximum ballonet height of 6000 to 7000 feet.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
The air pump, which should have pumped the ballonet full of air to keep the balloon rigid failed to work.
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)
He may thus be said to have invented the ballonet, or air-chamber of the balloon, and to be the father of later successful airships.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
The buckling of the aluminium envelope resulted in ballonet after ballonet collapsing under the pressure of water.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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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