lifting gas

noun

A gas, such as helium or hydrogen, that is used to produce buoyancy for e.g. balloons or airships.

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Meanings

nounlifting gas (countable and uncountable, plural lifting gases or lifting gasses)

plural lifting gases · plural lifting gasses

  1. countableuncountableA gas, such as helium or hydrogen, that is used to produce buoyancy for e.g. balloons or airships.

Translations

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APA

lifting gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20gas

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“lifting gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20gas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifting gas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20gas.

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