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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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
Special features is a "belly" of Para rubber in lieu of a ballonet.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
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
During the rest of the night the crew worked with a will--patching, mending, and "doping" the holed fabric and carefully testing each repaired ballonet with compressed air before refilling it with the precious brodium.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
The magneto was run by a belt from one of the ballonet blowers.
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
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