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Word entry · 6 letters

gasbag

Best crossword clue

"Balloon envelope"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡæs.bæɡ/Part of speech nounSorted aabggsStarts with GEnds with G1 clues
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Definitions

  1. the bag containing the gas in a balloon

Word origin

From gas + bag.

Used in a sentence

  • In half an hour a good-sized gas-bag had been formed, and the jerking and straining upon the thongs showed that it was capable of considerable lift.
  • By this method of construction a considerable amount of support can be imparted to the gasbag, though it does not dispense with the services of the ballonet, as does the entirely rigid type.
  • Not that the Reverend James is absolutely a pretentious gasbag any more than Marchbanks is an inspired prophet. He has a definite, a positive part in the world's work.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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