montgolfier
a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.
Origin of montgolfier
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Other definitions for Montgolfier (2 of 2)
Jacques É·tienne [zhahk ey-tyen], /ʒɑk eɪˈtyɛn/, 1745–99, and his brother Jo·seph Mi·chel [zhaw-zef mee-shel], /ʒɔˈzɛf miˈʃɛl/, 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783.
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How to use montgolfier in a sentence
By means of this seemingly helpless piece of fabric the brothers montgolfier proposed to accomplish the conquest of the air.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithBut the news of the montgolfier brothers' discovery spread throughout the length and breadth of France and the civilized world.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithStephen montgolfier's invention was based on the idea that smoke and clouds rise in the atmosphere.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithBenjamin Franklin was asked when in Paris at the time of the montgolfier experiments.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithThe spectators were overjoyed, as on that first occasion when the montgolfier balloon rose into the skies.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
British Dictionary definitions for montgolfier (1 of 2)
/ (mɒntˈɡɒlfɪə, French mɔ̃ɡɔlfje) /
obsolete a hot-air balloon
Origin of montgolfier
1British Dictionary definitions for Montgolfier (2 of 2)
/ (French mɔ̃ɡɔlfje) /
Jacques Étienne (ʒak etjɛn), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel (ʒozɛf miʃɛl), 1740–1810, French inventors, who built (1782) and ascended in (1783) the first practical hot-air balloon
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