inflatable
adjective
in·flat·able
in-ˈflā-tə-bəl 
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable boat
inflatable
noun
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Feather signs, inflatable signs, balloons, tassels, ribbons, spinners or kites, among other movable signs, are not allowed, according to the new regulations.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The project would install a 280-foot-long, 4.4-foot-high inflatable rubber gate spanning the spillway crest to increase capacity by about 3,700 acre-feet.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The Franklin Fire Department divers deployed an inflatable Zodiac boat to rescue the teenager, who was treated at the scene by paramedics, reunited with his family and taken to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for further medical evaluation, officials said.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2025
Grab an inner tube or a standup paddle board (or an inflatable camping mattress in a pinch) and point it downstream on a lazy river and just … float.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Aug. 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The project would install a 280-foot-long, 4.4-foot-high inflatable rubber gate spanning the spillway crest to increase capacity by about 3,700 acre-feet.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The Franklin Fire Department divers deployed an inflatable Zodiac boat to rescue the teenager, who was treated at the scene by paramedics, reunited with his family and taken to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for further medical evaluation, officials said.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2025
Grab an inner tube or a standup paddle board (or an inflatable camping mattress in a pinch) and point it downstream on a lazy river and just … float.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Aug. 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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