inflatable
adjective
in·flat·able
in-ˈflā-tə-bəl 
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable boat
inflatable
noun
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Her giant white inflatable rectangle would be meaningless without the chic black base!
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Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Knutson told the newspaper that witnesses saw the three men deploy their avalanche airbags — inflatable vests that are meant to help people stay on the surface of the avalanche.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
And nowhere is that more true with its inflatable mascot, Scabby the Rat, a sort of gender outlaw to the wacky waving inflatable tube man.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
As the slide began, witnesses saw the skiers deploy their avalanche air bags—inflatable vests designed to help victims stay near the surface of the snow, Knutson said.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Knutson told the newspaper that witnesses saw the three men deploy their avalanche airbags — inflatable vests that are meant to help people stay on the surface of the avalanche.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
And nowhere is that more true with its inflatable mascot, Scabby the Rat, a sort of gender outlaw to the wacky waving inflatable tube man.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
As the slide began, witnesses saw the skiers deploy their avalanche air bags—inflatable vests designed to help victims stay near the surface of the snow, Knutson said.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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inflatable
adjective
in·flat·able
in-ˈflāt-ə-bəl
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable prosthesis
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