aeronaut
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
a traveler in an airship.
Origin of aeronaut
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How to use aeronaut in a sentence
Montgolfier no doubt carried the title aeronaut—or “air sailor”—proudly.
With Private Space Flight On the Rise, Who Gets to Be Called 'Astronaut?' | Jeffrey Kluger | August 4, 2021 | Time“Madam,” said the aeronaut addressing Miss Sallie, but looking at Barbara, who stood by her side.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires | Laura Dent CraneI was obsessed, I suppose, by that perpetual dread of the modern aeronaut, a flash between engine and balloon.
Tono Bungay | H. G. WellsHowever, he insisted, and he finally persuaded the famous aeronaut Green to take him up.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithGreatly improved in construction it came into its true and important rle as the “life-belt” of the aeronaut.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
On every clear day when the wind was favorable, the plucky little aeronaut was out, learning to use his new-found wings.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
British Dictionary definitions for aeronaut
/ (ˈɛərəˌnɔːt) /
a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator
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