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- noun Plural form of
inflatable .
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Examples
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Leaving out three hole vinyl inflatables, that is.
Balkinization 2007
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"The inflatables are the best thing in here," Melcher said.
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"The inflatables are the best thing in here," Melcher said.
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Two new businesses offer "inflatables," those blow-up playground-like things that some people call a moonbounce.
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At least 10 inflatables around the country have been toppled by winds or collapsed under too much weight in the last two months, injuring more than 40 people, according to www.rideaccidents.com, a website that tracks amusement ride accidents.
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Too many companies that rent inflatables will drop them off at a party with little instruction, said Barber.
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A Consumer Product Safety Commission report released in 2005 linked the growing popularity of inflatables with an increasing number of injuries treated at hospital emergency rooms from 1997 to 2004.
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While most have laws and inspectors overseeing mechanical rides at amusement parks and fairs, only a handful give inflatables the same scrutiny.
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Most injuries from inflatables involve bumps and bruises but, as in Oceanside, there are more severe hazards.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that operators should anchor inflatables to the manufacturer's requirements and that bigger rides such as slides should have a least two people operating them.
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