Balloonet

/ˌbæləˈnɛt/ noun

A small air-filled chamber or balloon inside a larger airship or dirigible, used to maintain pressure and control the vessel's attitude and trim.

Diminutive of 'balloon' using the French suffix '-et,' referring to the smaller auxiliary balloons essential to airship engineering in the 20th century.

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