MONTGOLFIER


Meaning of MONTGOLFIER in English

/mont gol"fee euhr/ ; Fr. /mawonn gawl fyay"/ , n. , pl. montgolfiers /-fee euhrz/ ; Fr. /-fyay"/ .

a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.

[ 1775-85; named after Joseph and Jacques MONTGOLFIER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .