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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The dining hall opens at 4:30pm, inflatable rides at 6:30pm, live music and cash bingo at 7pm nightly through June 28. Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025 Our 1995 Strawberry Vanilla Suite explodes in pink maximalism with inflatable furniture and boy band posters, capturing that ultimate sleepover-at-your-coolest-friend's-house feeling, said Alyssa Mackowski, Creative Director at Olipop. Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 The third photo showed three inflatable sun bed loungers hooked together so the group could stay close and not drift apart. Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 June 2025 But now the Trump inflatable outside her store — and all the other Make America Great Again and DOGE merchandise inside the shop — will have to be removed by 6 p.m. on July 17, according to the settlement. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 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 5 Jul. 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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