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Montgolfier

Montgolfier Meaning & Definition
Montgolfier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Montgolfier?

[n] French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810)
[n] French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Montgolfier: Jacques Etienne Montgolfier | Josef Michel Montgolfier

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See Also | balloonist

Montgolfier In Webster's Dictionary

\Mont`gol"fier\, n. A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.

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