JACQUES ETIENNE MONTGOLFIER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)

Synonyms:

Jacques Etienne Montgolfier; Montgolfier

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

balloonist (someone who flies a balloon)

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