Definition of Montgolfier

1. Noun. French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799).

Exact synonyms: Jacques Etienne Montgolfier
Generic synonyms: Balloonist

2. Noun. French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810).
Exact synonyms: Josef Michel Montgolfier
Generic synonyms: Balloonist

Definition of Montgolfier

1. 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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