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Montgolfier
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Montgolfier: 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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