Definition of Ballonets

1. Noun. (plural of ballonet) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ballonets

1. ballonet [n] - See also: ballonet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballonets

ballistite
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiography
ballistophobia
ballistæ
ballium
balliums
balljoint
ballmaker
ballmakers
ballon
ballonet
ballonets (current term)
ballonne
ballonnes
ballons
balloon
balloon-tip catheter
balloon angioplasty
balloon animal
balloon bomb
balloon catheter
balloon cell
balloon cell nevus
balloon clock
balloon clocks
balloon club

Literary usage of Ballonets

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Eyes of the Army and Navy by Albert H. Munday (1917)
"For instance, suppose that the volume of the ballonets, when fully inflated, amounts to one-quarter of the total volume, if the airship ..."

2. Aëroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot (1915)
"This is effected by the manipulation of the air-ballonets, one of which is placed at the prow and stern of the gas bag respectively. ..."

3. Textbook of Naval Aeronautics by Henry Woodhouse (1917)
"In addition to trimming the dirigible by manipulation of horizontal rudders or shifting air between ballonets, small water containers are to be placed near ..."

4. Aircraft and Submarines: The Story of the Invention, Development, and by Willis John Abbot (1918)
"The purpose of this was similar to the practice of dividing a ship's hulls into compartments. If one or more of the ballonets, for any reason, ..."

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