montgolfier

[ mont-gol-fee-er; French mawn-gawl-fyey ]

/ mɒntˈgɒl fi ər; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ /

noun, plural mont·gol·fi·ers [mont-gol-fee-erz; French mawn-gawl-fyey]. /mɒntˈgɒl fi ərz; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ/.

a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.

Origin of montgolfier

First recorded in 1775–85; named after Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier

Words nearby montgolfier

Montezuma, Montezuma II, Montezuma's revenge, Montferrat, Montfort, montgolfier, Montgomery, Montgomery, Bernard, Montgomeryshire, Montgomery Village, month

Definition for montgolfier (2 of 2)

Montgolfier

[ mont-gol-fee-er; French mawn-gawl-fyey ]

/ mɒntˈgɒl fi ər; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ /

noun

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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Example sentences from the Web for montgolfier

There are aeronauts, however, who prefer a journey in a Montgolfier to one in a gas-balloon.
Wonderful Balloon Ascents|Fulgence Marion
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 Smith
To keep the impatient populace quiet, therefore, during the tedious operation, Montgolfier sent up one of his fire-balloons.
Up in the Clouds|R.M. Ballantyne
The first successful balloon ascension was made by the Montgolfier brothers, and the sport became for a while a Parisian fad.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14|Various

What visions and celestial scenes I filled with aerial machines,— Montgolfier's and Mr. Green's!
East and West: Poems|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for montgolfier (1 of 2)

montgolfier

/ (mɒntˈɡɒlfɪə, French mɔ̃ɡɔlfje) /

noun

obsolete a hot-air balloon

Word Origin for montgolfier

C18: see Montgolfier

British Dictionary definitions for montgolfier (2 of 2)

Montgolfier

/ (French mɔ̃ɡɔlfje) /

noun

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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单词	montgolfier
释义	montgolfier [ mont-gol-fee-er; French mawn-gawl-fyey ] / mɒntˈgɒl fi ər; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ / noun, plural mont·gol·fi·ers [mont-gol-fee-erz; French mawn-gawl-fyey]. /mɒntˈgɒl fi ərz; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ/. a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part. Origin of montgolfier First recorded in 1775–85; named after Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier Words nearby montgolfier Montezuma, Montezuma II, Montezuma's revenge, Montferrat, Montfort, montgolfier, Montgomery, Montgomery, Bernard, Montgomeryshire, Montgomery Village, month Definition for montgolfier (2 of 2) Montgolfier [ mont-gol-fee-er; French mawn-gawl-fyey ] / mɒntˈgɒl fi ər; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ / noun 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. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for montgolfier There are aeronauts, however, who prefer a journey in a Montgolfier to one in a gas-balloon. Wonderful Balloon Ascents\|Fulgence Marion 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 Smith To keep the impatient populace quiet, therefore, during the tedious operation, Montgolfier sent up one of his fire-balloons. Up in the Clouds\|R.M. Ballantyne The first successful balloon ascension was made by the Montgolfier brothers, and the sport became for a while a Parisian fad. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14\|Various What visions and celestial scenes I filled with aerial machines,— Montgolfier's and Mr. Green's! East and West: Poems\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for montgolfier (1 of 2) montgolfier / (mɒntˈɡɒlfɪə, French mɔ̃ɡɔlfje) / noun obsolete a hot-air balloon Word Origin for montgolfier C18: see Montgolfier British Dictionary definitions for montgolfier (2 of 2) Montgolfier / (French mɔ̃ɡɔlfje) / noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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