inflatable

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Etymology

From inflate +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪtəbəl

Adjective

inflatable (comparative more inflatable, superlative most inflatable)

1. Able to be inflated or blown up.
   • 2016 April 25, Madison Park, “Coast Guard rescues man running in a bubble in the ocean, again”, in CNN‎:

     An ultra-marathoner’s attempt to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble was cut short when the Coast Guard towed him back to land – for the second time.

Derived terms

• inflatability
• inflatable castle
• noninflatable
• uninflatable

Related terms

• inflation

Translations

able to be inflated

Bulgarian: надуваем (naduvaem) Chinese: Mandarin: 充氣的 / 充气的 (zh) (chōngqì de) Czech: nafukovací (cs) Finnish: puhallettava French: gonflable (fr), pneumatique (fr) German: aufblasbar (de) Hungarian: felfújható (hu) Norwegian: Bokmål: oppblåsbar (no) Nynorsk: oppblåsbar Polish: nadmuchiwany Portuguese: inflável (pt), insuflável Romanian: inflaționabil m or n (prices); umflabil m or n (pneumatically) Russian: надувно́й (ru) (naduvnój) Slovak: nafukovací Swedish: uppblåsbar (sv)

Noun

inflatable (plural inflatables)

1. (nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
2. Any other structure, artwork etc. that is inflated.
   • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in The Guardian‎:

     Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”

Translations

boat that may be inflated

Chinese: Mandarin: 充氣船 / 充气船 (zh) (chōngqìchuán) Finnish: kumivene (fi) French: bateau pneumatique m, bateau gonflable m German: Schlauchboot (de) n Japanese: ゴムボート (gomubōto) Romanian: barcă pneumatică f Russian: надувна́я ло́дка f (naduvnája lódka) Swedish: uppblåsbar båt Tagalog: pamantugin

See also

• expandable