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MONTGOLFIER

• MONTGOLFIER (noun)
The noun MONTGOLFIER has 2 senses:

1. French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)
2. French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810)

Familiarity information: MONTGOLFIER used as a noun is rare.

• MONTGOLFIER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jacques Etienne Montgolfier; Montgolfier

Instance hypernyms:

balloonist (someone who flies a balloon)

Sense 2

Montgolfier ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Josef Michel Montgolfier; Montgolfier

Instance hypernyms:

balloonist (someone who flies a balloon)

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