montgolfier
noun
a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.
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Montgolfier
MontgolfiernounJacques Étienne 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783.
montgolfier
1 American
[mont-gol-fee-er, mawn -gawl-fyey]
/ mɒntˈgɒl fi ər, mɔ̃ gɔlˈfjeɪ /
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montgolfiers
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Montgolfier
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[mont-gol-fee-er, mawn -gawl-fyey]
/ mɒntˈgɒl fi ər, mɔ̃ gɔlˈfjeɪ /
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Montgolfier
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British
/ mɔ̃ɡɔlfje /
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montgolfier
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British
/ mɒntˈɡɒlfɪə, mɔ̃ɡɔlfje /
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Etymology
Origin of montgolfier
First recorded in 1775–85; named after Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier
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To Lieutenant Procope himself was entrusted the superintendence of the construction of the montgolfier, and the work was begun at once.
From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Verne, Jules
There was a montgolfier combined with the balloon of inflammable air.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
It is suspected the heat of the montgolfier rarefied too much the inflammable air of the other, and occasioned it to burst.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
The montgolfier, elongated to its utmost stretch, was manifestly being sucked into a vortex.
From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Verne, Jules
In 1783, the first manned balloon flight took place in Paris as Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier ascended in a basket attached to a tethered Montgolfier hot-air balloon, rising to about 75 feet.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2018
The Swiss prosecutor demanded that Montgolfier turn over Falciani’s laptop, but he demurred.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016
Mr. Johnson helped Mr. Bradbury adapt his story “Icarus Montgolfier Wright” into an animated short that was nominated for an Academy Award in 1963.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2015
Johnson was revered among fans of the sci-fi genre for his work, which also included a collaboration with Ray Bradbury on the 1962 Oscar-nominated animated short film Icarus Montgolfier Wright.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2015
Gas, therefore, being practically out of the question, it seems to have occurred to Mr. Spencer, the well-known balloon manufacturer, that it would be better after all to revert to the original conception of Montgolfier.
From Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada by Jones, Robert H.
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