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MONTGOLFIER
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• 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.
Sense 1
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
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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