Montgolfier

n.

1.

A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; - so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.

Noun	1.	Montgolfier - French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799) Synonyms: Jacques Etienne Montgolfier
	2.	Montgolfier - French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810) Synonyms: Josef Michel Montgolfier

balloonist, Jacques Etienne Montgolfier