ballonet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /baləˈnɛt/ (UK)
- /ˈbalənɛt/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from French ballonnet.
Meanings
-
Any of several small balloons, inside a dirigible, that can be inflated or deflated to control buoyancy during flight.
An observation balloon, sausage-shaped and thickened at one end by small subsidiary ballonets, lifted itself, almost as though it were being hoisted by a series of pulls, out of one of the hollows beneath them […].
1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ballonets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pl balonet (Translations)