aerostat

[ air-uh-stat ]

noun
  1. any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.

Origin of aerostat

1
First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + -stat

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aerostat

/ (ˈɛərəˌstæt) /


noun
  1. a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon

Origin of aerostat

1
C18: from French aérostat, from aero- + Greek -statos standing

Derived forms of aerostat

  • aerostatic or aerostatical, adjective

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