inflatable

adjective

in·​flat·​able in-ˈflā-tə-bəl How to pronounce inflatable (audio)
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable boat
inflatable noun

Examples of inflatable in a Sentence

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Seizeen Store Inflatable Hot Tub with Massage Jets This isn’t your average inflatable tub. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025 With over 3,000 dancers, 20 marching bands, and 29 giant inflatable balloons, the 2025 parade was just as magical as past years. Marissa Armas, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 Marcus Castro’s 2-year-old son played with a large inflatable soccer ball as the pair wore matching Brazil soccer jerseys, a nod to Castro’s home country. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025 The free event will include visits with Santa, hot cocoa and cookies, face painting, balloon artists, a bounce house and inflatable slides, reindeer scavenger hunts, crafts, carnival games, a live nativity scene, live entertainment, vendors and a food truck. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflatable

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inflatable was in 1878

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“Inflatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflatable. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

Medical Definition

inflatable

adjective
in·​flat·​able in-ˈflāt-ə-bəl How to pronounce inflatable (audio)
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable prosthesis

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