inflatable

From inflate + -able.

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪtəbəl

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^[1]:

     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.

• inflatability
• inflatable castle
• noninflatable
• uninflatable

• inflation

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^[2]:

     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!”

• expandable