inflatable device

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An inflatable device is any object designed to be filled with air or gas to achieve its functional shape—from pool toys and air mattresses to life rafts and bouncy castles.

The term often appears in news reports as a euphemism for sex dolls: Police found an inflatable device in the vehicle.

Related

pool toy · bounce · air · air pump · pump · vinyl · rubber · plastic · mattress · air mattress · pool · beach · toy · blowup · valve · bounce house · inner tube · buoyant

Opposites
structural rigidity

inflatable devicewooden construction

Structure made from lumber

metal frame · hard case

material composition and permanence

inflatable deviceload-bearing structure

Element transmitting weight downward

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G