balloonetn.
/bəˈluːnɛt/, U.S. /bəˈluˌnɛt/ Now rare.
= ballonet n.In quot. 1838: a small balloon.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > gas or air container of balloon or airship
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1838 J. Poole Crotchets in Air (ed. 2) 3 The next time you speak of that particular travelling carriage (the Great Nassau), pray..call it the Balloon. All others..are mere balloon-sprouts, chick-balloons, Balloon-ettes, in short.
1893 Catholic World Apr. 12 If the covering were simply closed like that of a rubber toy it would burst upon a slight variation of temperature or of barometric pressure. To obviate such a disaster it would be necessary to employ an internal balloonette, as practised with the silk balloons.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 11 Apr. 8/1 Within the main balloon there is to be a smaller balloon. This can be filled with air. If, therefore, the balloon becomes slack, it can immediately be made taut by pumping air into the balloonet.
1908 H. G. Wells War in Air iii. 93 A long internal balloonette of oiled and toughened silk canvas.
1929 Times 16 Aug. 10/2 The airship R100 will be ready for her trial flights next month. The inflation of the balloonets with gas is now nearing completion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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