gasbag
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- noun
- /ˈɡæsˌbæɡ/
- Specialized
:
celda de gas
- "A direct hit to a gasbag would prove fatal," the desiccated old man replied.
Examples
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"Why didn't I see that myself?" Soon enough, I saw a large Gasbag beginning to drift our way.
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I was about to leave, then turned back to the Gasbag.
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"Where can I find them?" The Gasbag projected an aerial map into my mind.
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"What would that do to the environment and the Gasbags?"
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Your gasbags don't have the voltage to send a charge from there to earth.
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In Valhalla's diffuse afternoon light, the approaching Gasbag's shadow passed over me like a thin, gray cloud.
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The roost was a ringed platform circling the spar, held aloft by a gasbag farther up, tethered to the cliffs.
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The hot air balloon lifted off the ground as the gasbag filled with warm air.
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The scientists monitored the gasbag to ensure it was properly inflated before the experiment.
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During the festival, children marveled as they watched the gasbag of the balloon float high into the sky.
Synonyms
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A large bag filled with hot air or gas that rises and floats in the sky
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Etymology
Gasbag comes from the two simple words gas and bag, meaning a 'bag' that holds 'gas'. So it refers to the bag in a balloon or airship that holds the gas and gives lift.