aerostat

[ air-uh-stat ]

/ ˈɛər əˌstæt /

noun

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

Nearby words

aerosol generator, aerosolize, aerospace, aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure, aerotherapeutics

Origin of aerostat

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

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Examples from the Web for aerostat

For one thing, it would be severe work to draw the stranger bodily up and into the aerostat.
The Lost City|Joseph E. Badger, Jr.
Then against our aerostat, and with the wind driving them clean overhead of us, come the antagonistic flying-machines.
Anticipations|Herbert George Wells
Then the aerostat, as the great bag is called, was unrolled and spread evenly over this.
Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls|Anonymous
There isn't as much of that aerostat left as would make a pocket-handkerchief or a walking-stick.
The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith

My first wish is to thoroughly test the aerostat, to make certain it has received no serious injury.
The Lost City|Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for aerostat

aerostat

/ (ˈɛərəˌstæt) /

noun

a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon

Derived Forms

aerostatic or aerostatical, adjective

Word Origin for aerostat

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

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