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# inflatable

adjective (inflatable); noun (an inflatable, inflatables)

«inflatable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able to be filled with air or gas to make it bigger: «an inflatable boat». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#m1)
2. (noun) A thing filled with air, like a bouncy castle, a rubber ring or a paddling pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and water safety: inflatable toys can blow away in wind or float out to sea — use them only in shallow water near an adult; armbands help but are not life jackets. In science: air pressure inside keeps an inflatable firm. Phrases: «inflatable boat», «inflatable castle», «inflatable mattress».

### Examples

- We played on an inflatable castle at the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#x1)
- Dad blew up the inflatable paddling pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#x2)
- Never use inflatables in the sea on windy days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#x3)
- The inflatable boat has a small hole in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#x4)
- We slept on an inflatable mattress at the camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#x5)
- The inflatable dinosaur was taller than the house! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/#x6)

### Note

From the verb «inflate» (fill with air): inflate → inflatable (drop e). Opposite action: deflate. An inflatable is not a safety device; real life jackets are needed for boating.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inflatable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflatable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inflatable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inflatable.html) on Mova free.