rozière

French

Etymology

Rozier +‎ -ière. Named after Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, who created the first such hybrid hydrogen-hot-air balloon.

Noun

rozière f (plural rozières)

  1. (originally) A hybrid balloon with two lift gas chambers, an upper chamber filled with hydrogen, and a lower chamber that is a hot air balloon.
  2. (aviation) Rozier balloon, Rozier, Roziere balloon, Roziere, hybrid balloon: A balloon buoyed by a lifting gas that does not need heating, and has additional buoyancy from a hot air balloon element.

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Descendants

  • English: Rozier, Roziere, Rozière, Rozier balloon, Roziere balloon, Rozière balloon
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