inflatable

UK/ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/US/ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/

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Inflatable means able to be filled with air to take its shape. An inflatable boat.

The air does the work of a structure, which is why the thing packs into nothing. An inflatable boat is stable and nearly unsinkable, which is why lifeboats use them.

Definitions of inflatable

1adjectiveinflatableAble to be filled with air to take its shape.B2
“The inflatable dinghy fitted into the boot of a small car.”

inflatable is a quality.

Where it comes from

Proto-Indo-European
*bʰleh₁-
Latin
īnflātus
English
inflate
English, today
inflatable

From inflate + -able. inflate comes from Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate. a doublet of inblow.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

inflatable in the wild

An inflatable is an object that can be inflated with a gas, usually with air, but hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen are also used.
Inflatable
Function fulfillment per mass used compared with non-inflatable strategies is a key advantage.
Inflatable
An inflatable costume or air-inflated costume is a costume that is inflated around the wearer by means of a battery-powered blower that sucks air into the costume.
Inflatable costume
In the UK inflatable costumes are becoming more popular, and many people are wearing them for fun at parties etc.
Inflatable costume
There are two main variants of paddle floats; the inflatable variant and foam variant.
Paddle float

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Related words

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